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The Selfishness of Being Selfless


He told me to not be selfish. But the he went and did the most selfish thing of all. He told me to help others. But then he only went and helped himself. He told me to be a fish out of water. But then he climbed back into his tiny little fish bowl. He told me to live for life. But then he refused to so. He told me to follow his rules. But he never did. So I do all he could not do. I will d all he could not and I will do it better. I will forgive him for his actions as well as his faults. But I will do all I can do to be better. I will never go back to my small little fishbowl. I will do it just to spite you and I will be great at it. But only because it is what you told me to do.
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