as the old sayin' go'
" To Thine Own Self Be True ".
but, for me, i sometimes don't know.
that's not an easy thing to do.

when is it Self-ness?
when is it Selfish-ness?
one or the other?
either or the same?
in any case,
does it make Me any less?

in Self-ness am i Me?
is that the way it Be?
that Way is hard for me to See.

in Selfish-ness is it only " I " ?
or is that the only way for me to get by?
i have to be true , i cannot lie.

I want what I want.
I need what I need.
isn't it Society that plants that seed?
or is it just Me?

maybe the two are the Same.
for in Self-ness I find Selfish-ness.
isn't that what I want, what I need?
maybe that's the Name of Greed.

Copyright ©2002 steve patterson