Respect Poem by John Ackerman

you hit a tender nerve as if you haven't already heard
there are some forces behind the scenes in evil schemes
having thought provocative lucid dreams of hay
you got to earn your respect today so don't daily
heavy hearts are being torn in the night living by sight
the soul is closed to every notion of love
a heavy hand bleeds as it releases its seed
as the farmer plants his crop floks today want to act like a cop
they police up and down the scene with their twisted ways.
some folks like with a silver spoon lost inside their blue lagoon
we all need to come together to cherish each other
like a man looks to his lover kind of under cover
but no matter what the weather you can stand tall as light as a feather

Aretha Franklin sang of its message
other artists followed suit
we can claim its great call if we stop pretending we are the know it all
a good cause to smile cause its contagious
society today is getting outrageous
one foot in heaven while the other is in hell
yet I got a very good story to tell
such as the farmer waiting for his crop to grow
we must bust up the beat and increase the tempo
this is a sure fire way to tell you which way you should go