PRIDE

pride has wings
but does not fly
when it dares try,
it crushes

pride has tears
but will never cry
tough on the outside
and broken within

pride has questions
but will never ask
knows all
in a world mystery-filled

pride has no home
he is a lost soul
searching for himself in others
but pretending not to need others

he has marred marriages
scathed nations
he will never admit wrong
just to come off as strong

a pride ride
goes through delusion streets
meanders into the alley of condescension
and enters the abode of self-conceit

pride is a long route to a nearby place
pride goes everywhere but ends nowhere
he is the reason there’s no reason in a reason
ends up showing nothing for the show