If It Is Not

A life is not a life If there is no care, A respect is not a respect Where there is no dare. A love is not a love Where there is no risk, A spouse is not a spouse If heart doesn't fix. A teacher is not a teacher If he has no skill, A pupil is not a pupil If he has no will. A lover is not a lover If he has no firmness, A heart is not a heart If he has no kindness. A hand is not a hand That does harm to society, A citizen is not a citizen Who has no fraternity. A mother is not a mother If she doesn't suckle her babe A family is not a family Where love itself does cave.