Skepticism: A Room With A View

In the mansion of life,
Skepticism is just one of
Many rooms, all having their place
and use. Here's a brief rundown
Of skepticism's role in the household:
(You may want to draw up your own)

Skepticism is a hard-nosed room
Who sees the ironies and realities of life
And is unimpressed with the hype
Of larger than life schema
Which, when undressed, are little more than
Hand-me-down self-serving scams.

Skepticism acts as a counterweight
To facile credulity and blind faith
In authority figures, rituals and symbols
Sanctified by tradition and
Street cure-all salesmanship.
Unconcerned and unimpressed
By the hype, hyperbole and heady stuff,
The glitter, the glut and the glitz
In the comings and goings of paraded life,
It draws up a checklist of potential hazards
In the jangle of trees hidden in the distant blue hills;
It keeps a steady hand on the helm,
While the blinkered eye view the world in
One dimensional color,
Seeing either all evil or no evil,
Brushing belief wishes white
And all contrary views, black.