Copper Of Life Poem by Vivek Kartha

The world seemed to be crammed with injustice.
A pure heart, a pure mind, cannot survive this race of life.

The mind of a sincere being is like pure gold.
Like pure gold, he who is sincere cannot survive in this world.
Like pure gold, he is also brittle.
So I say,
Corrupt your gold with some copper,
Make it harder with that corruption
Make it acceptable in society,
Because what this society wants is corrupt gold,
A gold that is hard and not truly pure and brittle.

Realize that life is also like gold.
So be a trickster,
Deceive others with a false act.
Make them believe you are true.
Try to please them and curse them in your mind.
Don’t be frank enough to express your true hatred.
Instead act like a lover in front of your foes.
Use them all you want.

Corrupt your honest side, with the power of deception
Realize that truth does not always win the race.

This corruption is what serves you in life.
Like the copper of gold,
This is a copper of life.