Material Love

Love for a person & love for a being Is now nothing compared to love for things A pair of shoes for a boy I'll sacrifice love for a toy This materialistic world in which we live Is turning out to be a well-disguised thief Robbing us of happiness we once found in simplicity And replacing it with insatiable needs that are rife with complexities No more 'I love yous' in exchange for 'Do you love me?' Now its I love you because you can give me something shiny, new & fancy Many friends walking down the aisle It's a happy day; they're the glowing bride! But nobody can see the tear within The one that signifies a fragmented win The tear that holds the true love sacrificed In order to live a life that is relatively nice Having it all was what we searched for in a character But now owning it all seems to be the better They say life is a wheel that keeps revolving I pray for the day the priority arrow turns back to the love of beings Over the love of things.