The Guy I Chose Not To Be Poem by Ace Of Black Hearts

I could be that bad man, that sad man, that angry man.
That we continue to write about.
The abusive husband, the violent friend, the controlling psychopath committing armed robbery as a career.
I chose not to.
I could be the addict chasing the dragon as if it holds my freedom.
Stealing for the next high. Robbing a freshly dead corpse with a second thought.
I chose not to.
I could be the biggot that hates anybody that doesn't look like me.
The man that believes a women's only job other cleaning, and cooking is to barefoot and pregnant. The guy who incites violence against all immigrants. The guy leading the charge against all abortions.
I chose not, oh I chose not too.
I could be that guy that defends all immoral actions with a grand satisfaction. Not matter the cause, in my shiny suit standing in front of the camera saying my client cancer-causing substance doesn't kill. Your water hasn't been polluted and if it has just dilute it.
I chose not to.
Because there is certain lines my conscience would never let cross.
A man who can not be bought.
No matter how much I need it.
It's not desperately enough.
A tortured soul that will never get that lost.
A compass that is never that far wrong.
Yet another day in which I still know where I belong.
So on your approach ask yourself whom benefits.
Because if it's nothing more then self interest, don't waste my precious time.