I Dare Anyone To Say I Embellish Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

How do I know times have changed,
And say that with a confidence?
I can say I've seen homosexuals and lesbians...
Engaged in public sex,
While filming pornographic scenes...
In between advertising the marketing of KY Jelly,
With the boring to tears of some school kids...
Sitting in a park skipping school,
As they sit giggling enjoying the passing of crack.

As busy censors do their best...
Trying to discover who is using the 'N' word,
Inappropriately on TV as if this bothers blacks.
As they sit to listen to rap music,
That offends everyone.
And Snoop Dogg is an honored guest,
At Buckingham Palace dressed and high off weed.
These are the days we live.

And I dare anyone...
To say I embellish with exaggeration!
Or have said 'anything' that conflicts,
With the existence of standards valued...
As representing lofty and moralistic ideals.
Those days are gone along with the expressing of respect.