Hardworkers Not Crooks Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Hardworkers,
Not crooks.
Were those I knew,
Who raise early my beliefs.

Maybe perhaps a few of them were thieves.
But none showed me,
An abandonment of greed was fed publicly.

Whatever it took,
To accomplish any deed...
The satisfaction was in the doing.
And not at the expense,
Instilled in my integrity.

Materialism and other 'isms'
Of all kinds.
Was never on my agenda.
Or made to prioritize in my mind.

I needed to keep my identity defined.
And hardworkers not crooks,
Made sure that discovery was not hard for me to find!