Respecting others in some places, <br />Can be a risky business. <br />Especially in climates, <br />Where thieving and feeding one's greed... <br />Is the first thing one is taught to address, <br />With a few scriptures to learn and quote... <br />To denote one's religious affiliation. <br /> <br />Respecting others in some places, <br />Can be a risky business. <br />Since expressing it is attached to weakness. <br />And people who believe someone is weak, <br />In atmospheres like this... <br />Are often the butt-end of jokes. <br />Until they are provoked to then be labelled crazy.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-risky-business/
