natural order of things

my friend john said

life proves to me
over and
over and
over again
that if you treat
people with
genuine respect
and
face adversity
head- on,
the rewards are
incalculably
great

and i agreed
and liked
and added

that simple truth my friend,
is the finite principal on which societies are built,
houses of worship are raised,
hypocrites and hucksters alike advantage themselves
and empires eventually fall.
and every bit as right and corruptible as our simple purpose for being
...or something.

and i wanted you all
to know
what we
"talked" about