We Are Such Persuaders Poem by Raj Arumugam

we gasp at beauty and lofty words
and wear badges of holiness and purity
and we have such transformational ideals
and most sacred truths, and unquestionable Revelations -
but walk everyday on mud and slime
and sit down on earth that cuts and maims
and lie down in beds of flowery poppy
and live each minute within in petty ways:
we are such talkers, man and woman
we are such persuaders
we deceive ourselves most