I have to ask what’s the measure of self-worth
Is it dependent on what others really think
How can it be a fair gage of what you deserve
Only a weak slave to society follows and serves
Life lessons never learned nor truthfully taught
Commercial adds & trendy thoughts easily bought
Into communal expectations without hesitation
Drowning out feelings with the optimal sedation
Disregarding the root rot infection of this nation
Poisoning susceptible young minds at gestation
It’s time for separation to discover a new worth
Something meaningful with a purpose on this earth
Exclusive Inflictions 
The last stanza is searing in its truth. As an educator, it is easy to see the rot of commercialism seeping into the what once was the innocence and unceasing curiosity of young children.
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