No Prize Poem by Francis Duggan

No prize for the fellow who bashes his wife
Or for the one who does threaten another one's life
They may have a good public image but in their ways they are small
Such people in truth not good people at all.

They may well enjoy great financial success
And Big Brother's self appointed judges impress
But Big Brother's Judges to the most enlightened do not belong
And in their judgement of others they often get it wrong.

No prize for the person who puts others down
Such people are known to live in every town
Though you may have a good job and own a good car
Such does not tell us of the person you are.

No prize for the one who of others falsehoods does spread
The person whose higher self is surely dead
Such people must suffer of low self esteem
They are not such good people or so it does seem.