Rituals Of This World Poem by Nick Kler

It is not necessary
To go out of your way
To meet your siblings
Or your 'loved' one
Merely to fulfill
Rituals of this world

If you have no feelings left
Or you have no love for them
Stemming from deep within you
Never go through this sacrament
Even, if someone
pushes you a million times

Only you can make that decision
Cause every time you go through it
It shall fill you up with guilt
Million times stronger than hate

Someday, when you least expect it
Stains that are left behind
Would eat you up alive
Blinding everything
that is left behind

Be very careful with these decisions
As they can be beyond fatal
If they do not emanate
Straight from your heart

Nick Kler