A Time For Respect

         It's a time for admiration,

         A time for respect.

         When we needed them, the wiser

         Adults stood behind

         Us. As teenagers, we tried to

         Pull the wool over

         Their eyes by getting in trouble,

         Thinking that we knew

         It all and we didn't. There was

         A time, by being

         Polite, gentlemen would open

         Up a car door for

         The ladies. This was thoughtful and

         Considerate of

         Them. Being younger, we should be

         Respectful of the

         Older ones; let them go ahead

         Of you in a line.

         Remember the time we had to

         Go somewhere? It was

         The parents who would take us there.

         When girls were asked out

         On a date to go to the prom,

         Young boys would wear a

         Tuxedo, while the girls would

         Wear a beautiful

         Evening gown. The guys would buy an

         Orchid to pin on

         Her dress. It was considered to

         Be prim and proper

         To have good manners. These days young

         Adults don't take the

         Time to do these things. It's time to

         Do these things. It's time

         To show respect; it's time to put

         These past traditions

         Back into our lives; the world would

         Be a better place

         If we would just practice these things.

         Written By Anna Marie Carlson

         Monday, December 7, 2020

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