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Selfishness

Selfishness

Is not the act of

Just thinking about yourself

It is the denial of everyone else

For when you are selfish

You forget who is next to you

As if there were only one self

In the whole universe

You are part of me 

As I am part of you

I am because of who we are

Ubuntu

Your selfishness erases my wholeness

Not only mine

But ours

This can’t be right

Wake up to reality

You cannot live aside

A world that feeds you

That nurtures you

You are part of it

As your selfishness

Is part of you

Just break free of it

And be your self

who is part of my self

And our selves

That will free you

From the slavery of

Selfishness!

Florianópolis, Jan. 1st, 2023.