When I was growing up
I came to believe
truth mattered
kindness mattered
love, neighborliness, goodness, teamwork
all mattered.
These days
none of these things seem to matter.
Only power.
Maybe that is how it always was
and I was too naive to see.
But in those days
hope also mattered
and so I will continue to hope
not in power seeking
but in love.
Jason Kanz 