The Epidemic Of Disinterest Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

It may have started as an envy.
Something petty kept over decades...
That grew from a senselessness.
It may have begun as a rumor to begin,
Until time progressed it...
As a part of life to accept jealousies.
Jealousies to grow to know no end.

The epidemic of disinterest,
Began its step when children left...
Old neighborhoods and familiar playgrounds,
With a growing to experience...
Something else.

The epidemic of disinterest,
Became more effective...
When lessons learned to experience life,
Separated those from others who stayed...
Playing the same games.
To remain in comfort zones preferred and liked.

Differences of opinions,
Became more difficult to accept.
Those who adventured on various paths to take,
Were criticized and mocked as fakers.
Fakers who masked,
A replacing of known faces.

Dismissed they were and skills they'd obtained.
By those who defamed,
And undermined their gains.
With a doing to rumor and spread innuendos.
To intend to disrespect and shame,
Their intellects.

The epidemic of disinterest,
Began to effect families and relationships.
The epidemic of disinterest,
Left many to refuse...
The sharing of success others would reject.
The epidemic of disinterest,
Has divided communities.
And a unity now wished to get expected...
Has become less a possibility.

It may have started as an envy.
Something petty kept over decades...
That grew from a senselessness.
It may have begun as a rumor to begin,
Until time progressed it...
As a part of life to accept jealousies.
Jealousies to grow to know no end.
And...
This epidemic of disinterest kept,
Can be witnessed as a disease.
That has prevented many who are affected,
From connecting effectively...
To a future that has left them behind to leave,
Minds believing there is a benefit in limits.

In Chicago...
Where blowing winds can be cold.
We've got to stop,
This epidemic of disinterest.
In L.A. where fantasies are made.
We've got to stop,
This epidemic of disinterest.
In Miami, Atlanta, Hartford, Connecticut too.
And other places where pretensions stay,
To keep the truth abused.
We've got to stop,
This epidemic of disinterest.
Before 'all' interest goes refused.

Can't leave out Ferguson.
We've got to stop,
This epidemic of disinterest.
When are we 'gonna' get,
These lessons finally learned.

We are suppose to be great.
But of 'what',
To make.
We are suppose to be great.
But of 'what'?

We are suppose to be great.
But of 'what',
To make.
We are suppose to be great.
But of 'what'?