Pride’s a lethal virus that affects each living man,
and we don’t often know the range of evil that is spans.
We don’t know that awful pride is there within our hearts
unless we look beyond ourselves,
and take our thoughts apart.
Or possibly we’ll find it tucked within our halo’d hair,
preparing to reveal itself, when we least expect it there.
Pride masquerades as many things. Its costumes are so fine,
that you sometimes even think it is humility divine.
Pride’s a lethal virus that affects our walk as well.
We stumble on our “I” and “me”
in the stories that we tell.
In tales of glory, we’re the ones that win the big grand prize
for deeds we’ve done and races run; our works are supersized.
Pride enters through a mirror that reflects a wish to shine,
and hear the words that puff us up; those words we underline.
You see –
When pride builds me and lessens you, I need to ask what I should do.
Whether searching for the spotlight or looking in the glass
If I am first, that pushes you to second or to last.
The Bible tells us just the way to act our parts and what to say
“Put others first – on the front row.”
That’s really all we have to know to keep ourselves from falling prey
to the virus that we fight each day.
Diane
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