respect comes hard

respect comes hard

when money is valued

when those who gave time and health

to serve others are deemed ‘suckers’

respect comes hard

for those who do not honor the sacrifice

by those whose lives are then given

in love to care for the damaged

b-t-c burrowing in consequences

you can pity a little boy

in the slings and throws

of a snit turned tantrum

you can pity a bloated clown

writhing under the weight

of his own antics

but unless you are helping him

grow into manhood, you had better

make sure he is somewhere

where he can do no harm

—poor Bluffo