What Has Happened To Society
What has happened to society?
Oh how I miss the olden days
When people helped everyone else
Now no-one does anything for nothing
People are just out for themselves
I remember the close-knit communities
Doing favours for one another
When young people had respect
For their father and their mother
It breaks my heart to think about
How much times have changed
Family-life a thing of the past
And kin-folk are estranged
The world is in the grip of a virus
And common sense is a thing of the past
People stockpiling goods whether needed or not
Spaces on supermarket shelves are vast
I'd like to say to panic-buyers
Filled with selfishness and greed
Please stop for a minute and think
Of the elderly and vulnerable in need
Only buy as much as you need
And leave food for everyone else
Consider other people's needs
And stop just thinking about yourself
Let us all be more considerate
And caring about our fellow man
Look out for one another
And cope the best that we can
©Jenny LInsel 2020
Copyright © Jenny Linsel | Year Posted 2020
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