Lost Meaning And Value Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Protective become those labels to give.
Defined to identify,
Attachments to keep that which is accepted.
With perceptions kept to further limit.
And often disrespected after tested.
To lose a protection once given to go neglected.
Yet expected by others not to use offensive tactics,
To describe and depict...
What has lost meaning and value,
But kept as a purpose to initiate conflicts...
Over something that had been labelled to symbolize,
Prioritized and isolated adopted to adapt mindsets.
Although more are wishing those values destroyed,
To criticize what had been idolized...
For an enforcement of endorsed quality of life,
Diminishing from existence...
With intentions to have proven worthless beliefs,
Sought to be the only ones left to worship.
To still have 'One' Earth. 'One' Moon and 'One' Sun,
No one or 'anyone' with their lives lived to be done...
Will ever control by the doings of petty deeds.
Or an evil to leave to believe it will sustain maintained,
By those witnessed to backbite and fight themselves.

'What are they 'now' fighting to protect? '

What's left of their pretentions.
Charades to masquerade.
Delusions to parade.
And deceptions that are fading away.
With attempts to censor the presence of truth.

'And they do this at the expense of 'who'? '

Well...
I only have observation left to give.
Is there more to this I should comprehend?

'No.
I've stopped using delusion as my own defense.
And I am grateful not to ever again feel lonely.
Since more are beginning to see this for what it is.'