Hypocrisy Poem by Zachary Zuccaro

Failure and Success

There are few things as depressing
as trying your best
but still failing.

Even so, I believe
it is better
to fail with the knowledge
that you tried your best
than to succeed
with the knowledge that you could have done better.




Friendly Conversation



A virulent pollution of gossip

diffuses from person to person

filling them with ill will and hatred.




Individuality

Behold! Ten thousand people
conform
to a standard of rebellion
in their ignorant belief
that they are preserving
individuality.





Hypocrites

Go to the city
and look at the hypocrites
standing on the street corner
proudly claiming the kingdom of Heaven
for themselves
while condemning others to Hell -

Christians today
behaving no differently
than the Scribes and Pharisees
Jesus scolded
two-thousand years ago.






Not Good Enough

Relentless pressure
to overexert oneself
in a futile effort
to satisfy people.

No matter how hard you try
you will never be good enough,
smart enough, fast enough, strong enough.

Never rich enough, generous enough, pretty enough,
or handsome enough.

No matter what you do,
you are too fat or too skinny,
you are reclusive or obnoxious
a bully or a phony,
a liar or a thief.

Everyone is greedy or selfish,
or they suffer from low self-esteem.

No matter what you do,
society will complain about it
and stick a label on you
and if you protest,
you are a rebellious punk
whose viewpoints must be suppressed
because you are just not good enough.