Sunday

Humility

I am not above a little begging.
I am not above insults
I am not above revising my conspiracy theory
I am not above the law.
I am not above criticism;
I am not above reproach.
I am not above trying
I am not above or better than anyone.

I am not above helping people
I am not above spectacle and theatrics
I am not above lusting after material goods
I am not above sniping and posting.

I am not above lounging on the couch
I am not above changing
I am not above that - far from it
I am not above anybody.

I am not above flipping burgers
I am not above suspicion in her sight
I am not above a little vanity;
I am not above needing it also.

I am not above a brute-force approach
I am not above temptation.
I am not above outright lying,
I am not above average.
I am not above admitting my love...

I am not above using a curse word once and a while
I am not above Church and law
I am not above these standards myself
I am not above manual labor.
I am not above being laughed at
I am not above and beyond.

I am not above owning that I have this human weakness myself,
I am not above making the most of this unlikely situation.

I am not above 40.

poem based on Google hits for phrase "I am not above"

2 Comments:

Blogger s.t.liaw said...

that was a fun sort of a 'found poem.'

1:27 PM  
Blogger TF said...

I am not above enjoying this poem.

7:40 AM  

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