intelligent but lost

I knew her.
Two years.
The first, very promising.
The second, reality stepped in.

They say,
to know someone
...for real!

Wait,
...until they tasted success,
...until they have power!

Power of love
is worlds apart from
Love of power

I am

Power corrupts completely
Position of leadership
...magnifies everything.

All our values...
All our flaws...
All our strength...
All our weakness...
All our joys...
All our pains...
All our composure...
All our insecurities

... are suddenly up on the screen!

Would you like to be someone
... to be emulated?
... to be abhorred?

Lord, please raise leaders...
Lord, please raise followers, too!