Treated As If They Are Losers

Those who learn and return,
With an outreaching sought to teach...
Those less fortunate.
And this becomes a commitment wished.
A respect should be given.
But this they don't get!

Many are treated as if they are losers.
Or accused of having tremendous egos.
To flaunt in public.

And these same people,
When they choose in frustration to leave...
Are said not to be concerned,
In giving their expertise in those communities in need.

A coming together as professed,
To provide those neglected...
Is a periodic chant heard from those preventing progress.
And those who have been forced to turn their backs...
Are attacked in tongue lashings,
By hypocrites trapped within their own ignorance.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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