What Has the World Come To

Why do some people have to lie?

Why not just be yourself and not try

To be something and someone you are not

To try and impress ,please tell me for what?

Why cant people just tell the truth?

why pretend and be someone your not whats the use?

The world gets worse with each passing day

I dread to think what is coming next our way

No Kindness,no care no thought for others

so consumed with greed and wealth

No one seems to care for others welfare and health

The future just seem to look so very bleak

just trying to get through life from week to week

Truth, human kindness ,care takes so little to do.

One day it might be you
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Baker Avatar
March 1, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Great poem, everybody should be feeling this way. There is such a thing as karma.
Remindio Avatar
March 1, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Thank you. It made me think how life could be so cruel and yet so kind. Light is near us all. ~shiki
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