(Duplicity, as in "two-facedness")
There are other words that may also fit: the paradox that is mankind, the dichotomy of mankind, the contradictions of mankind....but I choose duplicity because it fitted better on the paper. (Not really, I just felt duplicity worked well with the painting and the topic.)
Show me a human being
and I'll show you how it is possible
to have eyes yet not seeing.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to have ears yet not hearing.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to read words of wisdom yet not grasp their meaning.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to possess a 'heart' yet have no feelings.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to preach words of faith without believing.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to possess many riches yet fail loving living.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to cry on the inside yet on the outside show a face beaming.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to amass weapons of destruction while insist it's peace that's for the seeking.
YET
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to have hopes crushed yet keep on hoping.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to have ideas belittled yet keep on dreaming.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
for the impossible to become possible through the act of believing.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
for hearts to mend through the act of caring.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to find solutions through the act of cooperating.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to overcome obstacles through the act of encouraging.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to conquer stifling loneliness through the act of belonging.
Show me a human being,
and I'll show you how it's possible
to find purpose, truth and meaning,
when to acts of loving
us humans are truly yielding.
(Citizen Z)
Be kind, be courageous, be compassionate, be loving, be strong,
believe, hope, and dream......it feels good.
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