The Blind Man

By Shannan

Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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The Blind Man

He tells everyone to treat him with respect, a lot;
Then, naturally, swears at them if they do not.
He enforces that his respect is due in every jot;
Yet, to any others he deems unworthy, it is not.

He has a degree which he knows makes him superior,
And anyone who argues with him is clearly inferior.
If they dare stand up to test his certified criteria,
He flies into a furiously irate rage of dementia.

He declares that he knows all, that he knows who is wrong;
Like Hitler, for example, he declares Hitler sang an insane song.
As he declares this, he simultaneously condemns any souls,
Any human beings, who dare exist outside of his dictated roles.

He has travelled the world and thus knows all;
No-one may assume anything about him at all.
But he may tell anyone he chooses that they are wrong;
He is the only man who may sing an assumption song.

Everyone around has tried to make it clear: he is blind
To his mirror, that his hypocrisy is not kind or fair.
They even made him glasses to show him the truth,
But he laughed at them saying: I’m not blind – I am the truth.

And the darkness around him swallowed him deeper;
And Blind Hypocrisy knew, he had himself a keeper.

Certificate U
Poem
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Comments

Submitted by blackjack-davey on
I've met this type too! The amazing degree of sensitivity that they demand in regard to themselves and the absolute lack of sensitivity when they deal with others. Your blind man is at bloggerheads with everyone because his valuation of himself is so completely at odds with how the world views him. What ultimately does his authority rest on? what separates him from every other sad, lonely, self-opinonated jerk who despite his demands and self-regarding whimpers can't bear being challenged because his personality is unstable. I wasn't clear of the meaning of the third stanza.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
I also was a bit unsure of the meaning of the third stanza, but the whole seemed very reminiscent of an elderly relative who has all his life taken any disagreement, with him or gentle correction over facts, as someone condemning him and he must denounce it, and has gained the reputation of believing he never ever makes any mistakes, which can be funny, but very frustrating. Seems to be a mental/personality quirk that was never corrected when he was young and has caused increasing problems with age. At last he is beginning to need to ask for help, which may help the humility? regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Shannan on
Yes Blackjack! Exactly! well said, thanks :-) I've changed the third stanza... does the meaning of the paralleled dictatorship come across better with the second version of the third stanza?

 

Submitted by Shannan on
Very possible Rhiannon. I didn't see the man as getting anywhere near humilty though. I think the idea of humilty is somethig he sees as weakness, and weakness means losing his 'power', which is his ultimate illusion because man can't control everything... Reshaped the third stanza, hope the hypocrisy is clearer now. Thanks for your comment, keep well $

 

Submitted by blackjack-davey on
It reads better. And the blindman is a dictator too.

 

Submitted by Shannan on
Great :-) Thanks blackjack