A Race To Replace... Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

A race to replace...
The meaning of love.
Its definition and purpose.
To leave it deserted.

A race to replace...
Certainty with doubt.
Mental strength with weakness.
To have everyone dependent,
On others to fulfill...
Dreams to wish; wants.
And the most basic of needs.

A race to replace...
Hope.
Faith.
And steadfast beliefs.
Once kept to keep them,
Close to pure...
As they could get,
To be honestly felt.

A race to replace...
Values to diminish.
Good deeds to discontinue.
To leave unfinished.
With an introduction...
To feed on corporate treats,
The elite decides...
Which race to replace,
Is more deserving to get.
Based upon,
What their resources offer.