The five doorways

He shuts his eyes to evil,
he shuts his ears to hear
and yet he fears its touch to harm –
smells, tastes its presence near.

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His fingers quick to grasp a scheme
he knows is crooked, bent;
he doesn’t want to look too hard,
deaf to deceit’s intent.

He doesn’t care that some will taste
disaster through his gain,
and that corruption’s smell will cling,
suspicion will remain.

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But eyes that see and don’t conceal,
good taste to listen well
to truth, and touch that’s sensitive
produce sweet scent to smell!

[IP: use the five senses – sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste]