More Manners Please
Politeness, respect, courtesy
Is something that's so hard to see
When no one takes the time to learn
Theres so much that we can earn
If people would just agree
Its not always about ME
Pay it forward, chain of love
Should fit us all just like a glove
To think of others before you
Is something that we all should do
A friend or stranger can not cope
We can light them up with hope
Listening and taking time
To find out what's been on their mind
Someone who is down or blue
Could use a nice flower or two
Making their day a little brighter
And their troubles so much lighter
Visiting a child who is sick
Will help to make them better quick
From a present you might bring
Or a song you softly sing
A shut in who can not go out
Should know what caring's all about
By bringing them some food to share
Or calming some of their worst fears
A hurting soldier full of pain
Nightmares making him insane
Needs a caring hand to hold
As stories of his life unfold
A stranger can become a friend
Or our savior in the end
If manners showed up more each day
Troubles would just fade away
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