Be The Change You Want To See
6.17.2018
(Father’s Day)
Has saying, “Hello.”
Gone the way of the Dodo
Has holding the door
Found its way to the door
Don’t hit yourself on the way out
I will say, “Hello.”
And I will still hold the door
Not so much for chivalry
More so for courtesy
All should be doing it more
And I won’t let it hit you on the way out
See the change
You want to be
Then
Be the change
You want to see
Call me olde fashioned
But that’s how I roll
Missing smiles and waves
Have taken their toll
Society’s crying
Skinned its knees
Now it’s hurt
Make an effort for trying
Help it up from the dirt
Never should have gotten hurt
By the door on its way out
“So can I get that for you?”
“Please.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
See the change
You want to be
Then
Be the change
You want to see
Have we forgotten it all
Or just replaced them with venom
“Oh, please!”
“I hate you.”
And, “You are unwelcome.”
Are the kinds of words
Will make us fall
Words laced with poison
So I will say, “Hello.”
And I will hold the door
“Please.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
And I won’t let it hit you on the way out
Won’t let it hit you on the way out
See the change
You want to be
Then
Be the change
You want to see
Be