Anticipation
Deepens
Appreciation
While
Delayed gratification
Intensifies
Enjoyment
In a world where
Instant everything
Is the norm
The joy
Is being sucked out
Of our lives
At warp speed
Waiting to
Reveal
Exactly what’s
Inside
Crack open
That hard
Shell
There’s
No reason
To
Hide
Fortunate
In
So many
Ways
Remember
To tally
Every
Day
Misconception
Lies in every
Direction
Depending on
Your
Predilection
Unsupported truths
Spawn
Infection
Resistant to
Reasoned
Detection
There are those
Who specialize in
Bait and switch
Relationships…
Reeling people in
Only to toss them back
The moment they
Net a better catch
Perhaps one day
They will inadvertently
Hook into a shark…
Reaping their just reward
Words
Can be like
Daggers
Bludgeoning
The psyche of another
To
The core
In the
Blink of an eye
Think twice
Before recklessly
Brandishing
Your
Verbal sword
Footprints
We
All leave
Behind
Make yours
Stand the
Test
Of time
Respect for
You
Respect for
Me
For all things
Living
Land to
Sea
Integrity
To
Do what’s
Right
Through
Life’s travails
Day and
Night
A
Healthy dose
Of
Responsibility
Tempered
By
A dash of
Levity
Compassion
And kindness
To light the
Way
If in
Our hearts
Forever
Stay
A basic
Tonic
Fits the
Bill
Ameliorating
Many of
Our
Ills
If
We are
Incapable of
Being
Good company
For
Ourselves
How
Can we
Hope to provide
True
Companionship
To
Others
All can attain
A level of
Immortality
Through
The memories
Permanently etched
In the
Minds and hearts
Of loved ones left behind
As long as
They continue to
Remember
And Stubbornly refuse to
Forget
We live on
