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The State of Our Land

In living in my homeland over 60 years so much has changed in all that time what was acceptable is not now anymore our grandparents would see it as a crime Today's world doesn't seem to be like them standards just don't exist at all right is wrong changes to wrong to right everybody seems all mixed up into the night So many towns never as they were nothing but signs for sale or to let councillors and MPs don't seem to know what to do or help those who're in debt There's much violence upon our streets the days of walking at night so safe they are no more such is our present state when will man learn to behave? The dress code now is appalling torn jeans, tracksuits all seem norm simply no decency or standards at all what a state! please, God, send a storm In summing up modern man does his thing not caring, except self-serving alone but one day this world will be wrapped up the Almighty will speak 'The End' all silent tone! (Just some thoughts of my home country Scotland and the state it's in as the times of today compared with our grandparents time with the decline in morality and standards.)

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Date: 9/17/2019 12:27:00 PM
sounds like America these days...although it has gotten somewhat better, it wasn't long ago where many empty houses sat on the same blocks because banks reclaimed them and no one was in a well enough place to afford them... good write my friend! :) hugs
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Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 9/17/2019 1:38:00 PM
Thanks Sandy, glad you liked it and yes most countries in our affluent western world are in much the same state of decline. Hope you're having a most pleasant day, poetry hugs, Gordon

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