You Saw, And I Experienced Poem by Atef Ayadi

we saw socialism in germany and the soviet union.
we saw in the west,
communism only for the wealthiest of the very rich, and the very rich of the wealthiest.
we all saw how much a desire costs in dollars, and how much time and energy is lost.
we saw the reason and no reason at all.
we saw high branded milk shake altruism,
we saw explosive and suicidal altruism.
and we saw a con artist, or quid pro quo altruism.
we all saw despicable act,
and
we saw the hilarious and highly
highlighted
rated
funny
'sometimes tragedy and sometime out
of the script childish comedy.'
maybe you see,
maybe you experience, or
maybe you are a dormant or sleepy organism;
self-sacrifice is neither the highest moral duty,
nor an art, and nor a pitiful sophism.