The youth of today, but not all I may say,

Have no integrity or moral principles.

They have no qualms about whom they insult

Whether it be their parents or another adult.

Respect has gone out of the window; it is no longer here.

It meant something in our lifetime, we held it very dear.

No one gives up their seat to elderly people anymore,

What does it matter old woman if your feet are sore.

They shun and ignore the older generation as though they were not there.

They don t give a damn, they really don t care.

They won t be so belligerent and bold,

When they too eventually grow old.

Maybe they too will look back with sadness

On their actions, and their disgrace,

For making the world a poorer place.

And respect will stay a specter of the past,

My god, what a pity it did not last.

– Gordon Whittaker