Beware of Preachers

We only preach what we need to know the most

If we preach love, it is because we lack it

If we preach peace, it is because we are in a painful battle

If we preach wisdom, it is ignorance that is eating us apart

If we preach understanding, we need more tolerance

If we preach forgiveness, we are haunted by evil deeds

If we preach acceptance, we feel abandoned and lonely

Whatever we preach, we are trying to convince ourselves of it

But we’ve found a welcome ear to listen to it

And we go for it with all our might and mercilessness

But, unbeknown even to ourselves

What we are doing is exposing our weaknesses and sickness

In an unashamed nudity

Simply because we are not aware of it

For if we were, we would be completely quiet

For fear of opening the individual pandora box

And showing how much anger, hatred, jealousy, intolerance, and sorrow

Is burning inside one’s thoughts and feelings

So, beware of preachers

They are the most cunning creatures

Because they’ve managed to deceive themselves

And now, they want to mislead you too.

How to cite this Poem:

Cargnin dos Santos, Tadany. Beware of Preachers. www.tadany.org ®