VALUE
 

Words haven't changed in meaning,
words have changed in value,
so many people have become like plastic,
and treat life with very little value.

When a word is spoken,
how should it be heard,
when a word is written,
how should it be read,
when a word is read,
how should it be thought?

Words have become more like noise,
with no one believing,
words have become hollow sounds,
sincerity is but a lost art.

NO parking,
Speed limit,
I'm sorry,
handicapped parking only,
I promise,
I will,
I do,
My friend,
I won't do it again,
I'll try,
I love you,
I swear,
yellow light,
stop sign,
red light,
don't drink and drive,
I care.

Do any of these words ring bells,
can you relate to having been told,
and believed, and really believed,
someone was being sincere?

It is so easy to say and write words,
and the more sincere YOU are,
the more you believe,
and the less sincere you are,
the less you believe.

Value of life,
value of love,
value of friendship,
value of caring.

Where has the world gone,
that was here so long ago,
today such bitter and aggressiveness,
doesn't everyone know?

Can you imagine,
5 generations from now,
and the rate that life is changing,
can it survive somehow?

We each are a part,
of how it is today,
unless we decide to act,
unless we decide to say.

Too many keep to themselves,
pretending that they don't see,
just to be left alone,
maybe you, but not me.

Awareness is the start,
of bringing value back,
it will take determination,
we'll have to stand the attack.

It must start now,
it must start with me and you,
we MUST always value,
what our forefathers went through.
 

©Written by: Ed Kassirer
September 24, 2001