wood eye. would i?

Relish the speck and
ignore the plank.
If such were the case
I'd examine the factors.

But all of our eyes are
laden heavy,
With the 2 by 4's of our pasts.

I'd bring the matter to the table,
iffen I were so gutsy.
or if I thought for a second
that it was my place to judge.

But there lies a bulwark,
where my tongue meets my teeth.
Because here in these parts,
Hypocrisy is a fate worse than death.