A Good Little Girls Zine

Hypocrite: Friend or Foe?

Hypocrite

I called them hypocrites
for calling themselves Christians
and judging me for wearing earrings to church.

They called her a hypocrite for dating
the a deadbeat dad, while judging another for doing the same.

It seemed to be an easy word.
Thrown around without a drop of truth.
I used it everyday in anger against those I judged 
looking down from my sky-high soap box of purity.

It meant weakness.
It meant ridicule.
It meant dishonesty.

But what if, it is human nature to live in a paradox--
with two absolute opposites in each hand,
torn, yet accepting.
knowing you shouldn't, but wanting to anyway.

What if, holding these opposites 
show the truth 
and prove clear balance?
I judge you for conforming,
When I, too, hold it in one hand firmly--
Wanting it for myself.

Perhaps it means balance,
truth,
life.

I receive balance
in this paradox.
I receive honesty
in this paradox.

Hypocrisy!  
Is it really the enemy 
or does it force me towards
life, reality, truth?

13th Floor Paradigm and Bastet’s Sunday Prompts
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Sonia Chintha

Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.

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