“Character Flaw” [#4/10 reflections on Stephen Greenblatt’s book – Tyrant – Shakespeare on Politics]

“Humanities” gives insight to
The surface-depth of me and you;
That’s all that’s left to us right now,
As “chemo-psych” for Doc’s in now –

The part that’s left, now Spirit’s gone
Of Freud and Jung few shrinks are found;
The Skinner box is now passé,
And chemicals define our play.

Shakespeare had insights, like the rest;
Folks weren’t online, so did their best
To find some way to figure out
Who tyrants were; what they’re about.

Such insights are today just “guides”
For West loves drugs to symptoms hide,
Or give relief to “out of norm”,
And make outliers now conform.

But “God” and “Sin” and “Satan” stuff,
“Demonic presence” is this stuff
Of fantasy, to freak kids out,
Or cast on modern science, doubt.

Folks narcissistic are, for sure;
Self-centered, “Only I have cure
For all that ails you, yes siree;
Come hither, folks, and follow me –

“A tyrant? Off his meds, I’d say;
A bully? At a bank’s okay –
Okay on net for getting cash
(American) – to others smash.”

The psycho-social world we are
A part of here is more by far,
As we will comprehend some day;
And meantime, bullies have their way.

Thanks Lord for this.

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