The Golden Years
(rhyming)
The elderly are people who
were supposed to respect.
So why do they sometimes
become victims of neglect?
They struggle and sacrifice.
Work their fingers to the bone.
But when they get older,
some children take all they own.
I don't know why they
call them the golden years?
When they’re filled
with hardships and
filled with tears.
They worked hard
all their life.
Now some are
treated like dirt.
Parents give us their all.
Should they be the
ones that we hurt?
Many peoples morals
are declining every day.
Compassion and
respect used to be
the American way.
We have drifted from God,
no more prayers in school.
Greed, immorality,
and selfishness are the rule.
Some people are too busy
to care for Mom and Dad.
So if Grandpa becomes crippled,
then it’s just too bad.
Place him in a home,
like an animal in a zoo.
And visit once a year,
if it’s convenient for you.
If your elderly and mistreated.
Take comfort in the Lord.
Those people who oppress you.
Will be judged by the sword.
Their children are watching.
It'll become a learned behavior.
They'll get placed in a rest home.
And start screaming for their Savior.
© Edited August 1st, 2022
original written July 1992 by David M. Smith
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Source: ILA Magazine Poetry Group
