Conceit and Arrogance: On Understanding the Fall of Humpty Dumpty

"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Could not put Humpty together again."

Broken in pieces, this rhyme tells a tale.
What was it caused Humpty Dumpty to fail?
There's many theories about this poor man
Portrayed like an egg for a frying pan.

Conceit and arrogance, coupled with pride,
Hiding the fact that the cruel man lied,

Led to his downfall; there's none can deny.
Destined to fall; now so many knew why.

Truth would have won and compassion revealed;
Perhaps he knew that his fate had been sealed.

What was this fate? In the future they'll ask,
Why did he not simply work on his task?

With a work ethic that none could dispute,
Success was predestined, built into its root.

Others will learn just because he fell down
That he had no mercy, gave up his crown.

Those who had followed him all fell down, too.
Slippery, sliding path, with nothing true.

Can't build on falsity; it's not a rock.
No place to go because it's not a walk.

Truth will come out; it's a matter of time.
Poetry will oft reveal it in rhyme.

Rhyming poetry oft reveals new theories or truth, like the children's nursery rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty".