SOCIAL JUSTICE/POETRY

One Day We Will No Longer Care

A Poem

IMΛBӨПG FΛMIПЦ
Mind Metamorphosis
Published in
2 min readOct 23, 2020

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One day you will look for me
When you are old and frail and gray
When your strength is spent
With no one to guide or care
And you will not find me

One day you will call and I will not answer
You will look around
And find I am not there
When the hands and feet nearest you
Are as old and frail and as weak as yours

One day you will seek me to no avail
And I will no longer care
When you realize you cannot go on
You will seek me on your terms
And I will reject your offers and pleas

One day you will find yourself alone
Bereft, dejected, and abandoned
In your palaces of gold and silver and plaster
Grandiose mansions and palatial castles
With beautiful rooms devoid of people

Bedecked halls of choice artistry
Dusty, empty, cobwebbed, and hollow
Spacious grounds and security fencing
Lush greenery and dainty gardens
With no…

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IMΛBӨПG FΛMIПЦ
Mind Metamorphosis

Writer, Poet, Teacher Author, Mama's Best recipe cookbook and Rhythms & Ebbs Poetry & Quotes Movie Afficionado, Woman of Faith, Student of Life