A Poem for Thought

Transparency: A Virtue

Pretenders hide their goal to hurt you

Where some pretend to be what they are not

But true transparency is a virtue

So many play games; their purpose sought

Deception being a tool in winning

Until it seen through and one is caught

Relationship lost; the one is grinning

Walking away with no hurt feelings

For the game was theirs from the beginning

While the other spends time in healings

For as was thought this one was real

Time in recovery from the bad dealings

Hope in finding one that is the real deal

Remaining real to self and others to see

For real you've been to one's appeal

When real to self morals become key

Though pretenders hide their goal to hurt you

Your ethics keep as you do agree

True transparency becomes a virtue

      ©Doris Elaine

Thoughts: Today moral and ethical standards in presentation of one's self is becoming more and more rare. Especially with Social Media making deception possible. Read meaning to Virtue according to Merriam-Webster dictionary at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtue.  and meaning to Transparency at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transparency. When told by your boss you are the most honest, genuine, and transparent person at your job and that others can learn from you says a great deal about your presentation of self. But, what is crazy is when all you are doing is being yourself. Makes one wonder where did being your self in being transparent stop being the norm. And, in doing so, one having to become cautious of others. Good to always be yourself, no matter what the dealing is with another because today transparency is a virtue.