Colin F. Jones

SELF

Life is not about one’s self,
It is about what we do for others.
If that were not the case,
We could never live as brothers.
If you fill your heart with pain,
Your mind with private sorrow,
Then it is simply rue you gain,
That will still be there tomorrow.
Too much thinking about one’s self,
Shuts out the genuine friend,
And loses touch with love,
That on another you can’t depend,
For when centred on yourself,
The truth is hard to comprehend.