A Great Gift

A great gift needs for servant
a correct attitude:
others must imbibe it,
others inspired by it,
the great gift’s second name
nourishment and love
of others’ dormant flame.
It’s not yours; it’s for all.
Should you erect a wall
behind which your stoke your pride,
behind which you attempt to hide,
a Scrooge in the shadows hoarding,
demonic it will turn and eat you away;
you’ll be reduced to a wretched thing.
What may dazzle the world,
what may mean a world born anew
may turn tyrannical too, drawing forth
disease, darkness, destroying you.

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