poem of the day December 4 

No more

giving for 

the sake of giving

To give now  

one needs

a quid pro quo 

something in return

for giving 

some recognition 

some tax break

We are

in the age

of  skin deep 

shallowness 

Where an audience 

is now needed for every

single gift of giving

The ego has evolved

into a cartoon character

in need of boasting 

about self greatness

No longer is it about

the good of giving

it is about how good 

you look in giving

The days of humbleness

have tumbled out of virtue

are now seen as weakness

Attempts are made to limit

those who help others

without helping themselves

I see the daily flow

of billionaires 

seeking the disease 

of attention as they

throw bones

into needy minds 

unknowingly

being mined

of their souls