When Guilt Still Existed

When guilt still existed,

And lies were not the norm,

Evil was resisted,

It pained us to do harm,

We helped one another

Even if it took a while,

People were our brothers,

We meant it when we smiled,

Patience was a virtue,

Thanks was common place,

We hated to hurt you

As a human race.

We did bad things back then,

Prejudice and bias.

We judged our fellow men,

And we acted pious.

But we said prayers at night,

And we still felt the guilt.

Sometimes we did what's right

Whenever blood was spilt.

When did our conscience leave us?

When did self become so supreme?

When did hurt stop being grievous?

When did wealth grow as our dream?

What may be the saddest

Is we still have the chance

To stop being the fastest

While living in a trance.

But it takes everybody

To accept a new rule,

Stop staring at the gaudy

As if it is so cool.

Put ourselves in others' shoes

Benefit the multitude,

And they would choose

Not to be so

Goddamned

Rude.