The People

The needs of the people

why are they not met

where is the compassion

of the government

for its citizens

The future of our nation

is in their hands

yet they allow the nation

to grow weak

through its homelessness and its hunger

To me it's a crime

that the only dime

that they're willing to spend

will find its end

in the pockets of the wealthy

this is not healthy

for once the spending class dies

because of political lies

our nation will crumble

to the third world we'll tumble

All for a people so weak

with an outlook so bleak

our homelessness growing

the government should have been knowing

corporations aren't people

the politicians are the sheeple

only the rich do they care for

it's their greed that they feed more

ignoring the folks

they've been sworn to represent

Let them live in a tent

Money spent on defense

is one of these lies

but again to the contractors

is where they have ties

this is a great failing

of our American congress

but how can you blame them

as war is big business

padding their pockets

feeding their greed

while all the while

ignoring the need

Of the People

The needs of the people

should have come first

yet these folks who are in power

satisfy their own thirst

On the backs

Of the People

When will they learn

will it become far too late

can they turn this around

or have they finally sealed the fate

Of the People