Pedestal of Pride

Please don't ever place me

Upon that lofty throne

A position not deserving

One that I should scorn

I prey you will forgive me

If I ever find myself

Looking down upon humanity

Cursed with too much wealth

It seems that many not so wise

Fall down that slippery slope

Overinflated egos and proud

Fed by praises of a worshipful crowd

Looking down with arrogance

Convinced they are superior

Forgetting the measure of every person

Is really what's in the interior

Condescending attitudes

That patronizing smile

That air of false superiority

Hurts for a long while

It seems the downfall of humanity

Has its roots in materialism and the thirst for power

A hunger never satisfied

As so many climb that lofty tower

It doesn't take much really

To topple from that lofty perch

Just one poor decision

Might find you in-the-lurch

Pride cometh before the fall

How often that has been heard

So remember this my ambitious friend

Mark the wisdom in these words

(c) BAM