Beyond a Handshake

I see beyond the handshake. I see beyond the kiss. I see beyond the heartache the things which go amiss. The things which creep into life from where, we do not know. Lies our life beneath the press a place no one should go. I watch fibs turn into lies and lies into distrust. I watch mendacity rise without Levin just crust. They turn youth off in the bud, visions in black and white, confidence embroiled in mud, their promise filled with blight. We must stand firm in their eyes. We must not give an inch. We must fight the fight which lies neither with poor nor rich. Languishing------------- in apathy, tunnel vision-------refined, influenced ---------------by family, their vision--------- realigned. We shan’t live to see the change in the child, the family, or how far the effects range in state, and in country. But sure as God Remains God and day is as earth spins. Right will be right within God. Right will win in the end. for Paula's contest: I See Beyond