Gone are the days

when people lived

and  died with respect.

Now reverence is spiteful

while money is wonderful

bringing in cheer and ostentation

shunning warmth and moderation.

Heightened by the wealth

people go about in stealth

trying to surpass one another

calling for a  debate of each other

as who is powerful and  wealthy

as who could spend extravagantly

and if one remains modest

remarking he be a miser to detest

continues the  controversy

high and low in a situation trendy

arguments rise up and down

sometimes  causing a frown

where sincerity gets stifled

and disdain rises up in trifle

sealing all changes  securely

fastening  the doors closely

caring something in a challenge.

creating nothing in  a revenge.