Is To

Morals is to faith as
Etiquette is to politeness,
An attempt to categorize the
Original concept which transcends
Any one society’s perception of
Right and wrong a lesson my
Housekeeper pointed out
To me when she told me
About a Spanish word
Compromiso which
Refers to a couple
Who are not yet
If ever married
But are in a
Committed
Relationship.
My ignorance
Of the concept
For what has now
Become common in
America is a good
Reminder of how
Limited my own
Narrow grasp
Of the world
Is to how
Rich a
Milieu
The
World has
To offer if one
Reads or travels
Or listens to the house
Keeper when she
Speaks about
Another view
Of reality
Than
Our ideas
Even if our
Initial reaction
Is to reject as
Is not the
New
When
Is to.