Regular People Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

There are those people,
Who will rush to defend...
Anyone or anything,
That best represents...
What they have been taught,
To believe to keep valued most.
And looks, money and things,
Possessed...
Sits at the top of that list.
Before respect to give.
Honesty known to keep it.
And a caring expressed,
For other human beings.

'That's your opinion.
I think things to have,
With looks?
Are tied for first place.
Now...
If one should possess,
And prove they also have...
Good credit too! ?
Wherever to use without money.
Not a dime produced?
In my eyes,
They are prioritized.'

Okay.
I'm not here with you to argue.
But...
What about a caring that shows,
For other human beings?

'I can dig it!
Which ones?
Professional athletes?
Or the ones who entertain,
In movies and TV? '

No!
The regular people.
Like you and me.

'Oh. Well...
When I get older I 'hope',
I don't have 'that'...
As a problem.
So many of them,
I hear complaining about...
Needing some kind,
Of movement assistance.
To not know...
Feeding on anything to eat,
Isn't easy or best to digest.'