greywoodfoxhall
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- Oct 1, 2011
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That Foolish Boy
that foolish boy
he thinks he is smarter than everyone else
he’s got so many tricks up his sleeve
they can’t all help from falling out
he’s poured out so much smoke
and put up so many mirrors
he can’t even find himself
but of all the lies that he has built
at least a few still dwell
he keeps beating on broken doors
screaming out old lovers’ names
he’s fighting himself
somewhere deep, deep inside
you can tell from the blank look on his face
oh what should he do?
from your life you can’t hide
but late at night with a knife
he’s sure tried a few times
the rope’s twisting tight now
he won’t get away
his life had such prospect
but now he’s just prey
to a death sentence put simply…
“i’ll change,
but it won’t be today.”
Chapter Five is preceded by this poem and B&W illustration. “Deadly Arrogance” has brought many a soul to an early end… and many, many more to their knees. Confidence is crucial in life, but there is a fine line between confidence & cockiness/arrogance. It is a hard pill to swallow (and even harder to shoot); though sometimes humility is needed in life. How would you rate your level of confidence on a scale of 1-10? Your arrogance? Your humility? And yes, it’s possible to have 0 confidence, +10 arrogance, and -10 humility all at once. Humans are walking contradictions…
that foolish boy
he thinks he is smarter than everyone else
he’s got so many tricks up his sleeve
they can’t all help from falling out
he’s poured out so much smoke
and put up so many mirrors
he can’t even find himself
but of all the lies that he has built
at least a few still dwell
he keeps beating on broken doors
screaming out old lovers’ names
he’s fighting himself
somewhere deep, deep inside
you can tell from the blank look on his face
oh what should he do?
from your life you can’t hide
but late at night with a knife
he’s sure tried a few times
the rope’s twisting tight now
he won’t get away
his life had such prospect
but now he’s just prey
to a death sentence put simply…
“i’ll change,
but it won’t be today.”
Chapter Five is preceded by this poem and B&W illustration. “Deadly Arrogance” has brought many a soul to an early end… and many, many more to their knees. Confidence is crucial in life, but there is a fine line between confidence & cockiness/arrogance. It is a hard pill to swallow (and even harder to shoot); though sometimes humility is needed in life. How would you rate your level of confidence on a scale of 1-10? Your arrogance? Your humility? And yes, it’s possible to have 0 confidence, +10 arrogance, and -10 humility all at once. Humans are walking contradictions…
