What We Are Worth, Not What We Know? Poem by The Original Tom Maxwell

The longer I live in this life, as we are today,
I realize, how it is getting more one sided, in many different ways.

Each of us know we will only be here, for so many days, our future,
then may depend on how we helped, shared and treated others,
not by our material worth, or pay.

Greed has made it almost totally impossible, for most people,
to discover, why they are here, for their stay, control measures,
laws, and society hold back many,
from experimenting, or discovering, in their own way.

Our mind, brain, and imagination, should be considered,
three of our most cherished possessions, everyday,
since they have no monetary value, we are judged by,
how much paraphernalia we have, our job, and pay.

Unlimited ways, that we could tap into and share, with each other,
so much wisdom, we all have in our mind, which has been limited,
for hundreds of years, by dictators, in every country,
afraid of loosing control, during their time.

Teaching, and informing, everyone to learn what they believe,
rating them the same way, no consideration, that some think different
or give them a chance, to be herd, during their days.

We have to have rules, to survive together,
why do we keep restrictions, on someone's personal ideas, forever.

We need to let everyone experiment, with their knowledge,
for now and future times, end limitations, because of wealth,
that has been forced into our minds.



Tom Maxwell copyright 01/16/2004 A.D