A Fragile Hope

I started off with a determined mind

I had to put on the veil of being kind.

Kindness is all you need

If you want someone to pay you heed.

Bluntness renders nothing but scorn

The path of righteousness is full of thorns.

I was brought up with tales of morale

But people today have hearts too frail

To accept their flaws

And fix their faults

To let someone stand

And surrender their stance

I have tested my kindness

I can't persist this passiveness

This is too much to cope

All I am left with is a fragile hope.