They Are Not Just Words. Poem by RIC BASTASA

this is a normal
world
they say
to live we kill
if we don't
we get killed

you take pride
in God having made
man
a ruler of his
creation

in the city
you know a jungle
where a dog eats
another dog
and you think
there is nothing
wrong
with it

as it is just a
matter of survival
in fact
the survival of
the fittest
is the only law
possible

it is a rat race
honor this
crab mentality
you have to pull
in order not to be
pulled

to be numb
to be unforgiving
to be quick
and not stupid

is there no choice
left?

there is.
and you know it.

the golden rule
is still golden

like silence

like promises
that were never
broken

like oaths

like gentleness
like honor

they are not
just words.