Vanity Poem by Oluwatobi Olaide

Condensation/Epitome
The poem begins with rhetoric. A question of "why die ignorant? " there is always a lot to learn and know about life but the mind has to be willing.
The point of view of the work is to create consciousness in worthlessness, lack of value, hollowness and vanity. Many are not conscious of the view of nothing lasts forever. The writer starts by saying "to all I fancy is untrue". People today see too much of everything and wanting to get everything out of nothing. We all care or get attracted by what shines not asking for reasons why it shines. Gold shines because it's GOLD. There is a general saying that "all that's flashy is not gold" on the contrary everything that is flashy is now gold to a lot.
People today run looking for something, the keep running towards the wrong direction, aiming at the wrong things, so they end up getting nothing. Most times they don't give up on the wrong course. (Always learn to discover yourself) .
Motivational speakers speak; preachers preach everyday on how vain life (this world) can be. When most are lost it is difficult to take a turn and start over instead we just keep hoping we get a road/way that links the right way (shortcut) . We all should wake up to reality not to be fed lies or deceived by looks, nature or by men, we should follow a path that heals wound or avoids it not that which nurtures your pain/wound. Never lose FOCUS on LIFE and all it has to offer.