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Open Poetry #4

A Relativist's Credo

Dom Mart
Member

since 1999-08-17

Posts 164
Florida

0 posted 1999-11-17 08:28 AM

Every rule has its exception,
And so I feel perfectly free
To loosely interpret all rules
When applying them to me.

Whenever a rule seems too rigid,
Too stonily absolute,
I find it is essential
To strike directly at its root.

For instance, "Honor the Sabbath,"
Of Moses ten, the third.
But why should I honor Moses,
And why should I follow his word?

And then there are rules against anger,
Gluttony, lust and greed--
Nothing more than strictures
From someone's outmoded creed.

I find life to be more pleasant
When I keep my guilt level low,
So I ignore rules made by others
And invent my own as I go.

JOY 14
Senior Member

since 1999-09-22

Posts 1419
Wisconsin USA

1 posted 1999-11-17 03:07 PM

Sometimes rules are nessacary. Although, I can understand that some can be rigid and un-fair. Good poem, though.

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