{"sf1_id":334462,"sf2_id":"Rm0yyZRn","title":"Poem #32: Society","author":"bhscorch1313","words":238,"posted_at":"2012-02-04T06:16:00.000Z","tags":["Poetry","community","morals","society"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334462-poem-32-society","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Rm0yyZRn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/e2/bf/e2bfe683-9eb5-4541-8d19-36100dc60382","description":"#32 of Poetry\n\nA poem about the faults and benefits of living in society and among the community. Inspired from reading Pride and Prejudice.","content":"_Society_\n\nThe region of wealth   \nSapping the strength   \nOf personality\n\nPower is an illusion   \n Avert your eyes   \nFrom the terror within   \nFor authority can cause fear   \nControl over the masses   \nNo control over oneself\n\nPride is not vain   \n Both are not selflessness   \n They eat away at kindness   \nParasitic to caring\n\nBoasting of oneself   \n Arrogance referred   \nDemeaning at least\n\nDominance over others   \nWeakness unto oneself\n\nSuperior in class   \nNot inferior in mind   \nBut inferior in everything   \nSuperiority thinks priority   \n Never humility   \n Debunk the obvious   \nSuperiority to be less   \nThan what is nothing\n\nPerfection is a myth   \nAs is normalicy   \nWeirdness is the norm   \nUniqueness shared by all\n\nInherit title, status wealth   \nNever inherit more   \nBut royalty in lineage   \nNever to inherit more   \nHard-work morals   \n And intelligence   \nNot by blood alone\n\nStatus labels accomplishments   \nNot always justifiable   \nIf accomplishments won   \nSatisfaction is earned   \nStatus is earned   \nYet freely given   \nSadly\n\nQualities brought upon   \nBy humanity   \n Within Society   \nUnwant by the load\n\nGreed pride vanity   \nSelfishness wealth status   \nArrogance dominance lineage   \nSpite perfection normalicy   \nHypocrisy judgment ignorance   \nHate superiority weakness\n\nBetter qualities to be learned   \n Taught by humanity   \n Hidden in Society   \nWanted by the grasp\n\nHappiness self-worth independence   \nSelflessness security prosperity   \nHumility equality family   \nForgiveness acceptance uniqueness   \nAdmittance understanding intelligence   \nLove encouragement strength\n\nSee what Society has to offer   \nBefore Society shows you wrong.\n\n~bhscorch\n\n[![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)  \n\"Society\" by bhscorch is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334459-poem-31-spring.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334463-poem-33-the-senses.json"}}