Mostly Good or Mostly Evil

What is the nature of a baby’s mind; Its psychological I.D.

In what is its initial bid to rule the world

Whether it be a boy or girl

Around the world clasps its fist in a curl

So tight that it would break

The ties to human rights of others left at stake

From the I.D’s narcissistic intent

To see that the backs of others are bent

In servitude to its wishes and whims

Where even the light of enlightenment dims

Before natures natural tilt of human personality

Towards the evil of a narcissistic self rather than moderated

By what must first be taught; The good of rationality

The question whether humanity tends to good or evil

Is known when it is known that to teach ethics

Is an upheaval of the human mind

And humanity must act accordingly in time

For human consciousness is also tilted forward

Its psychological pattern leans toward

Supplying within ourselves an aggressive confidence

Even when the means to this end has meant

One is confident while not seeing that one could be wrong

This psychological pattern is not unlike a song

Constantly being sung

With lyrics which constantly say

Any words that I speak every day

Are ninety-nine percent true (which can’t possibly be true)

And it matters not whether it be me or you

This perception, natures psychological standard, is necessary because it supplies energy

The necessary prerequisite egoism for to get all things done, and is the key

To how you can generate confidence in your attempts to be

But such confidence obscures most people’s ability to see

Whether one is right or whether one is wrong

One of nature’s most subtle syndromes