Guilt.
It comes in all sorts of forms
There really aren't any "norms"...
It just depends on who you are,
And what you've done,
Or haven't
Guilt.
It can build up slowly,
Like a cancerous spread
Until before you know it,
It has you-
Weighted down like lead.
Guilt.
Where does it come from?
Sometimes it feels like it's innate,
Built-in
But it implies a moral compass within
Perhaps it's just linked to original sin?
Guilt.
Or maybe it's just a matter of chemistry
Some people, namely "sociopaths"
Commit atrocious acts
Like it was just another task
And move on, like they'd just taken out the trash.
Guilt.
Or maybe it's all subjective
Don't call it collective
It's simply a product of who we are
Where we're from
Everyone's guilt travels to the beat
Of a different drum.
Guilt.
Am I a product of it?
Or is it a product of me?
Do I control it? Or does it control me?
"It's not what you look at that matters,
But what you see..."
And will it ever end?