this is technically not a poem. just my thoughts after spending more time than i should waiting in line at walmart,lol.

Words

At one time, people wore their words with honor. Truth and virtue shone like diamonds, adorning their character. Hard work, humility, and kind words wove their way through a person’s life, allowing the Spirit of God and His love for mankind to shine out, making an “ordinary” life invaluable to all it came in contact with.

Now it seems that people—not all, but many—wear words of deceit and profanity that hang around their lives like a string of cheap beads—leading only to strife and discord, disillusionment, and death. Such is the legacy we are leaving our children.
cathy