Forward Love, Not Emails

We are human beings,

Made to love and care,

But lately all that I’ve been seeing

Are robots with a flippant air.

We call ourselves alive,

But what is life without love?

We offer no warmth on which to thrive,

Disregarding the commands from above.

We pass without a wave or smile,

We banish thoughts of the poor,

Conversations are not worth our while,

And we waste the lives we’re given to adore.

What happened to the hearts of kindness

That God created us to use?

We need something that will remind us

That people are not made to abuse.

Our relationships are with technology

Phones, computers, laptops too

But this is a sick ideology

Don’t you wish people would talk to you?

Aren’t relationships worth more than a text?

Shouldn’t you want to talk to the people you love best?

Spread the love you are given to all;

Let’s rid this world of all of its gall.  

Lately I've noticed that the old friendliness and kindness that used to be expected in others, like smiling at people when you pass them, saying bless you when someone sneezes, whether you know them or not, or just acknowledging the people who are standing at the street corners begging you to help them, has become so much more rare. people consider "checking in" with someone just messaging them on facebook or texting them "I miss you!," but in all honesty I don't think that counts as communicating with people. Things can be interpreted in so many different ways when someone's just reading it and what you mean can be completely lost on that person if they read it wrong. What really matters in our relationships with people is conveying our love for them through the warmth that we offer in our actions and our words. It's become my belief that if people are texting, emailing, messaging, etc. someone else to show them how much they care about them, then they really don't care that much at all. Pick up the phone and call the people you love, or just go see them; it means so much more.