futile delight

A rejected love, genuine and true
In return for shallow praise,
False honor, selfish pride.
One great king confused with ambition
Seeking happiness in others’ lies.

An illegitimate son pursuing fortune,
Revenge for a past
Unfair and broken.
Dissolution of family because of one
Seeking happiness through innumerable lies.

Yet with what result?
The destruction of all and separation of ties.
All innocence vanished
In the path of selfish pursuits.
And what happiness left?

None with the dead.

(King Lear)

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