<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=359945" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Proud</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Pride exalts itself<br>It cannot ask for help</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It cannot even pray<br>Humbly kneel today</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It never bows to ask<br>It wears a stoical mask</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Pride can breed anger<br>Can't forgive the offender</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It goes for years in heights<br>A pedestal of Rights</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Knows only 'I, me, mine'<br>As long as Self is fine</div><div style="margin:10px 0">No pity, no compassion<br>Only selfish emotions</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It cannot say 'I'm sorry'<br>Though mistakes are many</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It craves full attention<br>Wearing self-exaltation</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Seeks applause of men<br>Its name up there again</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Spirit, it cannot receive<br>In self-effort it believes</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Not really needing God-<br>Pride? Makes me so very sad.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.'<br>(Proverbs 16: 18) </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'In his pride the wicked does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.'<br>Psalm 10: 4 </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">by Cynthia A. Buhain-Baello<br>Sunday, April 26,2009</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Cynthia+Buhain-Baello">Cynthia Buhain-Baello</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=359945" data-title="The Proud de Cynthia Buhain-Baello" data-description="Pride exalts itself It cannot ask for help It cannot even pray Humbly kneel today It never bows to ask It wears a stoical mask Pride can breed anger Can't forgive the offender It goes for years in heights A pedestal of Rights Knows only 'I, m..."></div> </div> </div>

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