Lessons We Might Have Missed

Walking through a mindless maze, eyes wide but vacant gaze

Shadows of the past echo, didn't know better back then

Once was a time to hold 'em accountable, to teach what's real

Discipline was a language, a hard but honest deal

Now the world’s lost its handle, chaos all around

Lost the rules that kept us grounded, where respect was found

I saw the fall, when walls came down, when love turned into a sound

Of silence growing loud, in a crowd that lost its way somehow

Back to the days when we were taught, to stand up tall and never fold

When respect was not a lesson bought, but a story that was told

Walls of discipline may fall, but some lessons stand the test

In a world gone mad and all, we need some truth, a little rest

Street corners filled with laughter, but empty hearts inside

Looking for connection, but all they find is pride

Safety in the boundaries, a line not meant to cross

A reflection of a time when respect was the boss

Remember the days, the stern gaze, the lessons that would stay

Now missing in the haze, of careless lives and lonely days

Back to the days when we were taught, to stand up tall and never fold

When respect was not a lesson bought, but a story that was told

Walls of discipline may fall, but some lessons stand the test

In a world gone mad and all, we need some truth, a little rest

Can we find our way back? Build the bridges we lack

Or are we doomed to drown in a sea of slack?

Resilience and respect, the virtues we neglect

Time to redirect, before it’s too late to reset

So let’s remember well, the stories from our personal hell

Lessons that compel, to break the cycle and rebel

Hold on to what is real, respect is not a mere appeal

It’s the way we heal, in a world that begs for a better deal