coming clean

revenge is not justice
(never, never from the hand of the wronged!)
and favor is not mercy
(don't put yourself on a pedestal)
gifts are not compassionate
(fill bellies and empty minds)
and power is not strength
(ironman stands on the funeral mound)
the only way to release your resentment
(yeah, move on move on)
is to get rid of gratitude as well
(all of life's a boon)
everyone does what they think is best
(and that's what's arguable)
and no true obligations can be imposed
from without.
(here's looking at you, scrawny "aristoi")

to say something,
you must make it audible
(not everyone speaks the same language, between the lines)
to get something,
you must ask for it
(even if you only ask yourself)