Politeness

Remember the days not long ago
When people were actually polite
Men would open doors for the ladies
Strangers would wish you goodnight

Drivers would wave another car through
Though they were late for a meeting
Men would get up, give a lady a seat
Today this is rare and quite fleeting

In this age of instant gratification
It's each and every man for himself
A dog-eat-dog world we're living in
Some things I'm guilty of myself

It's really hard to rise above the tide
It's happening all around us each day
You run the risk of getting trampled on
Politeness is not a given, I must say

Do I think this world will ever return
To those simpler days of yore?
Probably not and that's quite a shame
They were much nicer days, for sure!