Heartwarming ads
Every few minutes.
Get an education,
Career training,
Change your life,
Live your dreams,
Financial assistance for
Those who qualify.
A for-profit mill
Churning out greed-stained
Worthless pieces of paper
At public expense,
Lining the pockets of
Shadow tycoons
Relishing engorged
Earnings reports.
Lavish gifts
Showered on cronies,
Monumental resistance to
Providing pathetic pittances
For toiling families.
Loud cackling protest when
Aid is given to
The inferior,
Unworthy,
A wink when
Funneled to
Unaccountable players.
A cut for the needy,
Meager minds content.
Fragile,
Requiring constant care,
Vigilance,
Reverence for the common good.
How easily it is
Torn apart by
Indifference, greed, myopia.
Taken for granted
Until it’s not there any more,
People in disbelief,
Wondering what happened.
Logical extension,
Abstract philosophy
Becomes reality.
Involuntary servitude,
Forced labor for
No wages,
Unregulated ownership of
Everything, everyone.
Severe order imposed,
Ruthless opportunists
Extinguishing dignity,
Independence.
Love selectively. Others
Who need attention are
Not worthy. Sing solely to
Those who are weary of your song.
Fight fiercely for those who
Share your experience.
Congratulations are in order.
There will always be poverty,
Uttered nonchalantly,
No realization of the crushing
Weight of words,
How they doom millions to
Lives of scorn,
Limited opportunities.
Casually mentioned phrase,
Self-fulfilling prophecy.
Lives in fear of those who are
Not the same. Perhaps they’ll
Come today. They might
Take everything away,
Usurp his power.
Invites a collage of people to
Spend some time, talk, laugh.
Growth surges, strength builds.
An open smile.
What a great idea.
In our democracy,
Let’s make it
Harder to vote
For certain people.
Erect additional obstacles,
Require photo I.D. to vote,
After all, you need
Identification for other things,
Your papers please.
Posse of stunted children
Sitting around a table,
Reinforcing each other’s
Pain, fear, anxiety,
Changing world.
Losing power,
Lash out against the powerless,
Limit their rights,
Cling to waning,
Perceived supremacy.
From all corners
Of the globe,
The stench of
Inhumanity emerges,
Wearing different clothes,
Speaking different tongues,
Yet always soiled with
Hatred, intolerance, fear,
External and internal violence
Perpetrated heartlessly,
Offering nothing but
Agony, hopelessness, cruelty.
