hmmm

I Render

having rendered filial piety to my parents
undeserving though they may be
maternal love and life to my children
definitely deserved and lovingly tendered
friendship and companionship to friends
faithfully and joyfully returned in full
passion, love, and tears to lovers
some foolishly chosen, others poignantly still loved
power and money to the various obfuscating craven Caesars
extorted legally, reluctantly and grudgingly given
more money and questions, always questioning the various holy men and their mythos
answers irrevently and mockingly disbelieved
I wonder
what must I render to myself?

by butterflynxile (c) 2007