Beware Of The Self

Though it needs love

and kindness abound

though it seeks answers

that need to be found

though it works wonders

don’t leave the ground

beware of the self.

It is a splendour

that inner beauty

it can move mountains

with all than it can be

but when it obsesses

it can be quite deadly

beware of the self.

That inner voice

it can reassure you

that word of sense

of which you can be true

but when it’s demanding

then it will catch you

beware of the self.

A vision of virtue

for when it can mean right

a vision of hope

when things are not so bright

but when ego calls

that’s when you sit tight

beware of the self.

Padraig Cosgrave Member since May 19, 2020

Author is a 39-year-old male poet and novelist who lives in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, Ireland where he works as a policeman. He has written a number of poetry works which he has shared on various social media forums covering a number of topics. His interests include history, nature, sport and mental health related issues. He has recently released his debut novel ‘The German’ which is available on Amazon kindle and paperback. Padraig has also authored ‘Mind and Matters - Poetry of Feeling and Thought’ – a book comprising a selection of poems composed over the past decade covering issues of interest to the mind, the heart and the soul in an eclectic mix written to inspire, comfort, inform, provoke and above all entertain the reader.

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