Sonnet - Virtues Stay Forever

Just as how light dispels any darkness, So also, knowledge drives off ignorance; Revenge is captive held by forgiveness, Lies are held in check by Truth's performance. The world does one thing and says another; The world says one thing and does something else; You can't rely on your own dear brother; To lie and to deceive, the world compels. The paint of cheating flakes with time; Mere bricks of truth get soon exposed to all; Nothing distorts the beauty of a rhyme; The foundation matters too, for a wall. Yet, people prefer vices to virtues, The rope that draws well-water ain't a noose.