Conceit
Proverbs 26:12
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Innocence driven or pulled into place
Labeled with a value ... far below its cost
It is not forgiving ... if scarred in the face
as a scattered menu ... regularly tossed
Practical existence ... ignored by everyone
Once it was priceless ... now a compromise
For fame a hindrance ... blasted by anyone
who lost theirs face-less ... in a bargain otherwise
Only once you had it and suddenly it was gone
Cannot be recovered ... tainted to the core
Dress it up and pad it ... and make it its clone
as pretension hovers ... artificial more and more
Jan Wienen