Home Truths

Some days it gets past me What people say or do you see In a modern world that’s changed And how people think is rearranged I grew up with some home truths That were right and not uncouth But now those things are turned around And I search for more solid ground We need to always uphold the law And not do bad things even if no one saw But it would seem what you get away with is fine Being something brag about when drinking wine So what is left in the world for us Do we just shake our head and not make a fuss Or do we tell the world what we think And stand tall showing we are not extinct. © Paul Warren Poetry