Social Obligation

Life is lived only by degrees,
Like different levels in the varying seas.

We rise or sink with emotive weight,
Obscure particles, at any rate.

We drag heavy chains, our backs are bent,
Subject to the tyranny of the elements.

Terrifically awestruck,
We lack in luck.


Social obligation is my slavery,
To ignore it is true bravery.

To hold one's head high,
And let the social self die:
This is where liberty lies.