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The Absence of Shame

This poem portrays, in sharp and uncompromising language, a person who has lost the fundamental human capacity to feel shame. Such a shameless individual stands outside the inner foundations that make us human—ethics, remorse, reason, and faith—while trusting only oneself, glorifying only oneself, and rejoicing only in oneself. The figure that emerges is that of an isolated spirit stripped of empathy and rationality, ruled instead by hatred and madness. The final line, “The Last Judgment belongs to oneself alone,” points to the solemn truth that, in the end, every person must face and judge their own existence. Through concise repetition, the poem becomes a powerful ethical warning about the collapse of human dignity.


 The Absence of Shame

The shameless stand outside ethics.
They possess no awareness of it.
The only one they believe in is themselves.

The shameless dwell within hatred.
They have nothing but insults.
The only one they praise is themselves.

The shameless stand outside remorse.
A sense of shame cannot exist.
The only one who remains untroubled is themselves.

The shameless dwell within intoxication.
They inspire only unease.
The only one who rejoices is themselves.

The shameless stand outside self-control.
Deliberation cannot exist.
The only one who trusts intuition is themselves.

The shameless dwell within hostility.
There is nothing but cruelty.
The only one they justify is themselves.

The shameless stand outside logic.
Reason cannot exist.
The only one who manipulates emotion is themselves.

The shameless dwell within disgrace.
There is nothing but incoherence.
The only madness that remains is themselves.

The shameless stand outside faith.
Salvation cannot exist.
The only one to face the Last Judgment is themselves.

Written on May 16, 2026. I will not say who this refers to. Let your imagination decide.


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