Heads Down Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Greed has fed a selfishness,
To leave so many with their heads down.
Grieving over 'things' re-possessed.

Greed has fed a selfishness,
To leave so many with their heads down.
Grieving over 'things' re-possessed.

And gone,
Taken by the Earth's storms...
Are pretentions.
Impressing to be mentioned.
And gone,
Are beliefs kept to self deceive.

Greed...
Feasting on a bigotry,
Has fed a selfishness.
To leave so many with their heads down.
Grieving over re-possessions,
Once protecting racist steps.
And gone,
Taken by the Earth's storms...
Are those pretentions.
Impressing to be mentioned.
And gone...
Are all beliefs kept to self deceive.

Heads down.
Looking all around.
Heads down.
Grieving disbelieving.
Heads down.
Seeking for their values on the ground.
With heads down.
Seeking for what's valued on the ground.