When did thoughtlessness, <br />Become a cherished entitlement? <br />With so much of it overflowing, <br />In abundance to possess. <br />To leave many upset if more of it, <br />They can not get. <br /> <br />So often those showing kindness, <br />Are considered 'crazed' and depicted weak. <br />Or treated disrespectfully, <br />To be sought out by some to seek. <br /> <br />So often those empathetic and this known, <br />Are not perceived to be the ones... <br />With patience and tolerance to spare, <br />As if to receive mistreatment is condoned. <br /> <br />And when did wishing to live life peacefully, <br />Become a rare, yet devalued commodity? <br />And when did one's strength of conviction, <br />Become perceived and interpreted as worthless?<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rare-yet-devalued/
