The Death of Civility

How did it happen
When did it occur
What caused this mutation
That we now must endue

Respect and courtesy
Once common now dead
Rudeness and disrespect
Ever present instead

So where do we go
And what do we do
To erase this scourge
How I wish I knew

Cause there once was a time
When decorum prevailed
When people were civil
Politeness hailed

Where resides the blame
Or are we all the cause
Through thoughtless actions
Never understanding the cost