An Original Sonnet: I Am Second
We live in a world consumed within vanity
Constantly being told to put ourselves first
Turning our heads to preserve our own sanity
Closing all our hearts to one anothers hurt
Closing eyes to people sick and dying
Bling from the world, living in a fish bowl
We crack our I-Phones and begin crying
Wealth and success being our only goals
Erase these ideas, they are but delusions
Things will not change if we don't take action
We can't thrive in comforted seclusion
Materialistic views have become abstractions
Open up your heart and begin giving
Remove the blinders and just start living