Life As a Cracked Mosaic by Peter Reum

Life As a Cracked Mosaic by Peter Reum

I have known men and women
Whose promises were gold
Then there are self-promoters
Whose word never seems to hold

Integrity is often the harder path
Those folks who break promises
Are more prone to sound sincere
Intensions of evil soon become clear

Hold on to caring friends
Watch out for phonies' words
True friends bring truth and light
Phonies bring only evil and blight

In weak moments hesitation grows
Uncertainty will dominate
Confusion rules with impugnity
A dearth of truth breeds insanity

People who really care for you
Will share the truth unreservedly
Manipulators say what will help them
In the moment-then it loses validity

To first believe people are honest
Is to offer the benefit of the doubt
Sometimes things go off the rails
Keep the faith with all that entails

I'd like to say things are getting better
It is part of my beliefs to bring hope
Getting angry when we are fooled
Brings a temptation not to cope

Keep your heart open and free
Cynicism cannot ever abide
Where wisdom, kindness, and love
Brings peace like a beautiful dove

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