Declarations of a Penitent Man

I have given all for what I have just mentioned, I don’t deserve this I deserve it all; All the time, now... There is joy in suffering, just a glimmer, There is grace in defeat but just a smidgen, There is victory in failure but just for survivors, There is hope in sadness but just for a while. I have seen more sadness in multitudes, More uncertainty in communes, And more jealousy in solitude and Fear in leadership than necessary; Maybe it just self indulgence, The egotistical hedonist clamped down Bruised but certainly not crushed...