On the throne of arrogance

Many please themselves
in the cloak of title and power.
They forget one thing in the process:
That they themselves are only human,
are not higher or lower than others,
yet they treat others
not on a respectful equal footing,
but expect submission,
feel they were born to be higher.

It is their disposition
to adopt such an attitude.
It robs them of humility and respect,
equips them with arrogance,
distorts their clear vision,
under all the flattery.

They accept themselves in this role,
do not realise their departure
from reality and human equality.
They think they are better,
sit on the throne of superiority,
looking down from above.

They don’t realise that they are victims,
under the control of their own minds,
which deprives them of the freedom of humanity.

They are not better,
they are worse off…

Anonymous writer