On What Basis Today Is A Normalcy Rated? Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

When people have become estranged,
From making attempts to comprehend others...
With a giving a reason meant for their attention given.
To know divorce from truth to consider,
Can not be reminisced to remember...
To be offended or not when the truth is mentioned.
With it left to be believed.
And who can declare themselves,
As representing a normal existence?
Without looking away to question their doubts.
To then forget what one's comments were about.

And who can say,
Those observed with mental afflictions...
Have not become a desirable reflection,
Others may denounce as obvious defections.
But on what basis today is a normalcy rated?
To say what had been normal today does not exist.

Even yesterday those admitting their dysfunctions,
Were praised for their ability to live with them.
Who today can honestly say...
When they go to church to pray with a bowed head,
They do not seek to peek to see...
Who amongst them is dressed to impress?
What is it today do we keep respected?

What is it today do we keep most precious to love?
Besides possessions?
And who possesses what we pray from God to get.
To expect God to deliver...
With no patience to tolerate to await its arrival.
And quickly we get upset with someone else,
If they refuse to co-sign to further indebt us to loans.