God, Family, Love for one another....Do not forget what's important
The Act of Being Good
Thoughts of kindness that lead us to a desert storm
With the view of a calm ocean in mind
We walk forth to a bottomless pit
In our time the lesson was to turn the other cheek
How do you open your heart and foolishly not expect to be invaded
Sometimes conquered
Where does our good nature go
When we experience betrayal, misfortune
What stops you from the point of no return
Of an always present alternate reality
Eyes, Emphathy
The idea that this version of you is the correct one
Limited thoughts in a hurricane of madness and mistrust
Biting your tongue, repressing anger, casually building stress
To keep your title of a decent human being
An attitude only available because we built a modern world
Where being a savage in the physical sense lands you in jail
Being good is now a commercial
A theory, a handout peddler who doesn't care where the money derives from
Some can juggle the ACT
Many falter and break, yell, fight, kill, destroy
Never returning to good
It is a wonder to witness millions of people commit to such a lengthy performance
Fake smiles, fake laughter
Looking the other way, forgetting, letting sleeping dogs LIE
All for the sake of a stained self respect
In an age where right and wrong have been discarded
For an elusive happy medium
I can honestly say
That WE should be proud, WE know how to act.
