Pillars

There are twelve pillars. I stand on one.

Prudence—Something you never taught me. But I know you couldn’t have.

Fortitude—A necessity for survival. It crumbled long ago.

Justice—Our Great Lie. Dashed away before I could grasp what it even was.

Courage—Fool’s gold. Should you stand on it, be ready for scorn.

Liberality—Was it ever real? I never actually saw it upright.

Magnificence—Yeah, right. Far too far to step towards.

Magnanimity—One I once thought I stood on, only to find I never did. You might find that too.

Temperance—Supposedly useful, but I don’t buy it. Only ever stood upon out of necessity.

Humility—Self insulting. I knocked this one to the ground myself.

Love—The key to disillusion. Its surface is littered with nails. How I wish I could return.

Ambition—Disillusion. An injustice to oneself. Blow it down.

And the only pillar that I remain upon today.

Honesty. If I am not honest, what am I?

Right.

Human.

Oh, I almost forgot—

There’s a thirteenth pillar.

Wisdom—Upon which I never stood a chance.