What matters

Love, Happiness, Hope.
Money, Power, Greed.
We all know what we want,
But what about what we need?
Fame over family,
Position over poetry,
Daily life decisions you make-
They write your destiny.

Have we forgotten what matters?
To not be a hatter,
To not act like you’re better than the other,
To love unconditionally,
In a world of “terms and conditions applied”.
We have forgotten.
We have forgotten the beauty of sharing,
Of caring,
Of being,
Being human.
Can we please remove this fictitious mask?
Is what I want too much to ask?
Because at the end of the day,
when a young girl looks up to her mom in dismay,
And asks if the other girl was richer-
All she would say in reply
as clear as a water pitcher,
“We are rich in what matters”.