The Signs of Decay

The signs of Decay:
With no respect and reverence,
in pride we give no recompense,
to those who toiled and sweat and bled,
we reap the fruits of death instead.
We go after each other,
some hate their own mothers,
for petty and trivial faults and flaws.
We distort the truth and change the laws.
We care much less for the sick and in need,
Sacred things forsaken for the sake of greed,
Our society went from valuing valor,
to casting honor aside for the sake of power,
I fear that because of these sins, there will be a day,
Where our streets and our nation will succumb to decay,
For a nation like ours, the death will be slow,
The price of our power, time will only show
That foolishness, arrogance, selfishness and pride,
 will bear its poisoned fruits and red tides,
And sometimes what kills you has the sweetest of tastes,
You often don't feel it until its too late.
Truth to be told, there is always hope.
Decay and corruption don't have to win the day
We aren't doomed to a noose and rope,
We can in all earnest change what we say,
What we do, How we think, how we act,
We don't always have to be on the attack.
When we stand up for what's true, what's good, and what's right.
The decay and corruption will be reduced in its blight.