It's Better to Be Real

Some say
Life is cruel bad and mean
We must be cold and mean first
Some say
Life is short, empty, base
We must satisfy with each moment
fill the purposelessness with waste pursuits
animal instincts of Survival rather than Living.
When one sees no prospects
all there is is present-day
moment-gratification
instead of means to an end
hijacking the Future as sell-outs
The bottom line is of the difference
between those who say
'Tomorrow will be mine'
and those who say
'I probably won't live to see it.'

Some believe
Life is this exact moment only
with no thought of reward or consequence
for the next may be snatched away quicker
than the blink of an eye
Some believe
even Good in life is for nothing more
than immediate reach
with no meaning, no purpose
no need of self-restraint
for nothing is seen as being
anything beyond itself
but Grab It Consume It
Before someone steals it away
And as they believe
life is but a quick flash,
not only are possessions but also people disposable-
throw away
what you no longer want
and replace it with another
steal what belongs to someone else
shun attachments.
and cherish nothing.

For some believe
it is o.k.
to spin in a fog of apathy
Thinking foolish, to be sneered at and disregarded,
those of us
who believe in living in fairness & justice
those of us
who believe the Goodness in life is
based on true human connection
where the dignity of Human Beings is the value
and that the value of life is far beyond
what one can clutch in one's hand.