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The Distortion of the Heart

This poem portrays how a person who gains power and public support gradually becomes consumed by a “distortion of the heart.” Arrogance and self-justification inflate one’s sense of righteousness, reject dissent, and ultimately lead to division among the people. Against the backdrop of political fanaticism, populist manipulation, and growing anxieties over constitutional revision, the poem sharply questions the dangers hidden within power and the fears of a society losing the ability to recognize them.

  

“ The Distortion of the Heart”

 

I was intoxicated with triumph.
I believed my thinking was not biased.
I was certain I walked the righteous path.
I assumed support for me was only natural.
Arrogance erased the distortions within my heart.

 

My words drew powerful reactions.
Support spread for what I did.
No one must realize I was merely a weather vane.
My sense of balancing power was exquisite.
Momentum made me forget the distortions in my heart.

 

With sheer bravado, I captivated the people.
I showed no mercy toward those who opposed me.
I seduced others through performance and spectacle.
I knew well there was no substance beneath it.
I could only deceive myself about the distortions I could not correct.

 

My followers practiced flattering obedience.
There were only a few I could truly trust.
I bit my lip at a reality I could not upload or rewrite.
Loneliness cast its shadow without relief.
In conflict, I recalled the vulgar distortions within my heart.

 

Careless words were exaggerated into grand declarations.
My arrogant tone became prey for misunderstanding and slander.
The world’s trust and the pride of its people vanished among weapons.
There was no hesitation in returning to the darkness of history.
The distortion born of excessive self-consciousness became ever clearer.

 

Voices loudly demanded constitutional revision.
They rushed recklessly toward amending Article 9.
The dangerous administration exposed its hidden shadows.
Online slander and scandals were uncovered by investigative media.
When trust is lost, one suffers beneath the distortions of the heart.

 

The distortions of the heart will one day create deep fractures
and divide the hearts of the people.
The day of shock at the true intentions behind constitutional revision
may not be far away.

 

Written on May 2, 2026. Let us sharpen our senses to perceive the dangers lurking within the current administration.

 

 

 

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