An Unspoken Bond

Times have changed, much for the worse.
Familiar understanding, a vestige of the past.
A bond of lineage, of common mother land.
Unified through generations, now all alone.

A time once existed of dependable men.
One man knowing his brother had his back.
A combination of efforts, towards a greater goal.
Family always near, never alone to fear.

An unspoken pact, of reciprocating trust.
Willing to follow one another through fire.
Or, even into the torturous flames of hell.
Right or wrong, irrelevant the conclusion.

Tight knit association of unrelated men.
Lost to the simple greed of modern times.
Youth lacking any pride of their heritage.
Absent any connection, of their ancestral ties.

Every man now valuing, only their elevation.
Battling any or all, for a simple monetary gain.
Loyal only to currency, not blood flowing in veins.
The world in anarchy, an all out free for all.

As Men deceive even their blood relatives.
Betrayal has replaced Loyalty's existence.
When No one cares for only their self,
The whole world has finally gone to hell.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 4/25/2016 11:53:00 AM
Anthony, another write which delivers a sombre message. There has been a slow but well planned decline in all that we once valued. Even family has lost its bond as you rightly say, I have experienced this with my own family. My two brothers are service to self creatures, ego is their ruler - and the last time we spoke was in 2006. Neighborhoods once lokked out for one another, alas no more ! The Thatcher years is when our decline began.
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