I am ANIMAL...by talile ali

For the longest time
I have aspired to
so many high minded
humane goals.

Unfortunately,
I have not attained any of them
for any real amount of
time

Why?

Its not from a lack of commitment,
I don't think.
It is more about
something else.

Some would say its lust,
desire, greed, envy, fear

But after so much time
and a great deal of contemplation
does it really matter
how i feel?

I have been lying to my self.
I have been conditioned to deny
the truth about
myself my
being.

I have been told
by so many
self-interested individuals
and have also read
in so many
great books and journals
about who and what we are
suppose to be
humane
beings.

All of them speak
of this fact that we are
not
animals.

This truth for me is
as I explored greatly
from so many
facets and intricacies
we
are not.

This is the truth for me

Why is it a constant
journey
and discovery
finding elements
supporting this thing we call
humane?

In finding any foundation
and sense of comfort
in all of these concepts
the truth is no
where

I have striven for a lifetime
and I have been found it so lacking
in these areas

But as an
animal,
All of my short coming would be
expectations
All of my achievements and cornerstones
Would be just
right.

My needs and wants and desires
would be where they need to be

My uncontrollable
lusts and desires
would be explainable

By all of my examples
The truth would be that
I am
ANIMALLLLLLLL

poem by Talile Ali
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