Epitome of Altruism
Epitome of Altruism
“Live and breathe kindness
Selflessness is a guidance
It is a lifestyle
Helping you fight through every trial”
Roaming about the world in which we live
Seeing the people take but never give
Corruption, selfishness, and deceit plagues our home
Waiting for a magical light to be shown
As night time nears
I remember my fears
The pain suffered throughout the years
Again my eyes fill up with tears
The wretched feeling of solitude
Consumes my heart and burns my mood
Knowing no human is there to hear my cry
I take a deep breath and look up to the sky
“How beautiful,” I say
A shining wintry crystal lighting the way
As I hoped for it all to be over soon
Little did I expect to find the ever-illuminating Moon
Staring off into the wild blue yonder
My heart, for this blessing, grows even fonder
Although I cannot help but question
The altruism the Moon has in her possession
Does the Moon not tire
From constantly being a supplier?
Every night bringing light
Surrounded by evil, but helping us fight
The Moon lives in a lonely state
Where quietness lives in her wake
But she never fails to appear every night
She never fails to bless our sight
Everlasting darkness is what surrounds the Moon
But she never lets it taint her warm motherly tune
And although she wears dark circular scars
She shines even brighter than the shimmering stars
Never does she complain
About hardly ever being at gain
Pure, protective, and persevering
Forever irradiating and cheering
Much we can learn from the resilience of the Moon
Selflessly rising every night of the year, June to June
With her hidden heroic role she displays
Never receiving even a single praise
Why is it that we constantly commit many a selfish action?
Why is it that evils have become an attraction?
Why can we not love and assist one another?
Why is it so hard to live in peace and harmony together?
There comes a time where even the Sun and the Moon coexist
Their differences they had long dismissed
They only assist each other in bringing out each other’s light
In their lowest moments, they give each other might
As the Moon shines from up above
She smiles at us with a heart filled with love
Her radiance is contagious, and we begin to smile through the tears
When scared of the dark, the Moon helps us fight our fears
Shining her brightest when the night is most dark
Healing hearts when they are breaking apart
Giving hope, when all hope is lost
Inspiring dreams, when all dreams have been tossed
Singing the world to sleep with her calm soothing voice
Appearing with different shapes, but still keeping her poise
No one can find it in their heart to hate the Moon
All they want is for her to come again soon
We, too, can be like the Moon
Singing her selfless tune
Seizing every opportunity to offer a hand
To help another who is stumbling, stand
We, too, can set aside our tainted mentalities
Treat each other as family, and set aside the formalities
Be there for one another through thick and thin no matter the case
Just as the Moon extinguishes darkness with her pearl-shining face
We, too, can be a guiding light for others
Bounded by heart, if not mothers
Regardless of if the world around us is dark
It should never stop us from giving another a spark
Never should we hesitate to comfort a broken heart
You could be giving another a brand new start
Never should we hesitate to inspire a smile
For maybe they had not in a long while
When you give and love, your heart is filled with sweet serenity
It helps you acquire a sense of identity
When you give and love, you, in fact, do not lose at all
You only gain the ability to humbly and warm-heartedly stand tall
All of this may have become a foreign concept in the world we live today
But if you do not believe what I say
Go ahead, ask our beloved Moon, who we see every night
She will tell you nothing has been said more right
She continues to shine every night since the beginning of time
She is more than happy, absolutely fine
The amount of illuminance she supplies is beyond belief
Just as is all the grief she replaces with relief
Let us all strive to be like the Moon
A brighter world will come about soon
Selflessly helping each other with our many a fight
As we take inspiration from Dear Moon’s ever-lasting light