Empty Promises

Much anger and strife

Very few role models

To show us what to do

Just mixed messages

That are hard to construe

Authority figures

Demand our respect

While ignoring their broken promises

And all the neglect

So why are we surprised

By all the disobedience we perceive

When our children

Are not getting what they need

Unconditional love

Very seldom comes into play

We’ve all become hypnotized

By the words people say

Hidden agendas

Have become the norm

Always pretending

That there is no storm

Taking responsibility

For each word and act

Is far more desirable

And ethical in fact

Having our children

Do as we say

Only works well

When we “act” in a certain way

Our children detect

What is authentic and true

And any discrepancy

Quickly comes into view

Can there be a reason

That our kids get so bored

While not understanding

What all this is for

There are no mysteries

Or coincidences to blame

When just below the surface

We all are the same

No matter how much

We deny and dismiss

Our feelings truly are

The barometer of this

Being afraid

To say what we mean

Has become a habit

On which we do lean

So no matter the condition

Of our nation and world

We hold the power

To get what we deserve

Let go of worry

And resist no more

There is an essence of Truth

That permeates our core

Living an authentic life

Takes some discipline indeed

But what is created

Is exactly what we need

At this point

We are empowered

To Be and to do

Just state our intention

And our dreams will come true

So all the empty promises

From our present or past

Are really just meaningless

And not meant to last

We are the Ones

That direct our lives

When we open our heart

We receive a pleasant surprise

JWS 7/20/11

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