This Poem was Submitted By: Gloria Parker On Date: 2000-11-26 13:37:53 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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MESSAGE FROM AN ELDER

I am your elder citizen.        Respect me. I built the nation's highways, bridges and freeways.        Value me. I exchanged horse-driven buggies for high-powered cars.        Appreciate me. I built the elevator, escalator and refrigerator.        Praise me. I turned one-room schoolhouses into colleges and universities.        Esteem me. I replaced the victrola with radio, stero and TV.        Applaud me. I turned the general store into supermarkets and shopping malls.        Extol me. I have lived through five wars and ten presidents.        Honor me. I watched atrocities; the Holocaust, Hiroshima, and Mai Lai.        Promise me. I walked on the moon, and dared to transplant a human heart.        Revere me. I found a cure for polio, tuberculosis and a myriad of other diseases.        Venerate me. I shed tears for John, Martin and Robert.        Cherish me. I am a fountain of wisdom, a reservoir of knowledge.        Treasure me. I am the sculptor of your future, the author of your past.        Enoble me.

Copyright © November 2000 Gloria Parker

Additional Notes:
Those beautiful people that are responsible for the wonderful country we live in are often ignored,forgotten and taken advantage of. The increase in Elder Abuse inspired me to write this poem. As you have probably guessed by now, (from the tone of some of my poems) I am a Community Activist; working with both children and the elderly.


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