what do you see?

i see hypocrisy.
i see people pointing fingers yet never taking blame.
i see people judging actions yet scowling at criticism.
i see people dealing wisdom yet shunning advice.
i see people seeking equality yet highlighting divisions.

i see intolerance.
i see people living others' lives yet ignoring others' values.
i see people taking offense from difference in opinion.
i see people unaccepting of difference in ability.
i see people expecting others to be able to pull their own weight.

i see pain.
i see people crying out, but others plugging ears.
i see people wanting to help, but hoping to be asked.
i see people desiring to help yet unaware of what they can do.
i see people helping out of guilt, not out of care.
i see people mistaking luxuries for necessities.

i see vengeance.
i see people fueling fire with fire, repaying evil with evil.
i see people winning battles yet losing wars.
i see people harboring hatred and storing up anxiety.
i see people making justice a personal matter.

i see deceit.
i see people avoiding questions because they don't like the answers.
i see people avoiding answers because they don't like the questions.
i see people withholding truth because they don't trust others' ears.
i see people spreading gossip and speaking behind backs.
i see people stowing away feelings to avoid confrontation.

i see conceit.
i see people applying independence to their everyday lives.
i see people despising community in the name of privacy.
i see people shirking responsibility, unwilling to extend help.
i see people judging whether another is deserving of help.
i see people proud of their achievements yet sorry for their mistakes.

i see disobedience.
i see people abusing authority.
i see people bending rules and breaking laws.
i see people acting in suit because others get away with it.

i see perversion.
i see people following bad examples.
i see people ignoring good examples.
i see people suffering in the name of choice.
i see people mistaking deception for reality.
i see people replacing absolutes with moments.

what do you see?