Only the Good

ONLY THE GOOD

Do you see

The inner me

Or is it

Who I want to be

Can you separate

The real

From the contrived

Or from the truth

Are you deprived

Is the service

Upon which I've taken

Understood

Or for self mistaken

When I reflect

Upon myself

Who I see

Is sadly lacking

Worth of, self attacking

Every flaw

And blemish I see

Wondering

Whats become of me

And how could anyone

Good in me see

Or even want

To with me be

When I look at you

I see

The very best

There is see

The flaws are distant

Or non-existent

For tis the good

I look upon

voicing to any doubt, begone

For the negative

Does not belong

The picture I paint

Is strong, not faint

Tis looked upon

By many, as quaint

Truth betold

And to this

I strongly hold

Only the good

We take with us

as the rest eventually

Will turn to dust

So how can it be wrong

To look upon

A character so strong

and purposefully see

the good in thee

-Shiidon, September 2010

Well, this came to me over the past three days or so. Just some thoughts rattling in my head. In the Bahá'í writings it states that we only take the good in us when we go as what is left does not exist. What we know as evil is the lack of good. The darkness is the absence of light as evil is to good. This being said, we tend to self denigrate rather than look at your selves and see opportunity to improve our characters. More to come.