Song of the Powers

I really liked this poem because it is all about a self serving happiness. The rock is happy because it gets to "crush the scissors" and it thinks it is the all ruling power. The scissors think the same thing. They cut the paper and the paper thinks it's the best because it covers the rock. In the end they all end up losing in one way or another. None rule all because each one can be crushed by another. I just don't get the very end part because it says "They all end alone. As you will, you will." and I thought at first it meant that we will literally end up by ourselves, but then I thought it meant that no matter how much better you think you are than someone, there will always be someone better. We can't be good at everything, but we can do lots of things well. There will always be some sort of leveler in our lives. Something that tells us we are still human and we are above no one. I liked the set up of the poem. The rock comes first because we always think that a rock is the most powerful, then the paper comes next because it is the thing that beats the rock. Then comes the scissors that beat the paper, that beat the rock. It's like a climb down the ladder. The last stanza tells us what we should watch out for and how the whole winning thing works. None is better than another. You have the same chance of winning as you do losing with every potion you may choose. Overall, I liked the poem a lot. I think it's a great life lesson.