Altruistic Ponderings

I wish someone would explain To me how we can spend Billions of tax dollars On space exploration When we can’t even figure Out how to erase hunger And poverty. Who sets our priorities anyway? Could someone please tell me How it is we have the research dollars Dedicated solely to the detriment And destruction of whole cultures But we’ve no way of curing AIDS, Cancer, or the common cold? Who’s in charge here? Can anyone give me the reason Why society insists on medical advances In plastic surgery while so many Still can’t afford basic healthcare And die because of it? Where is our leader? How is it that we can find Jupiter, Study its molecular structure, But still can’t find an answer For alternative fuel sources? Is everyone sleeping? While we continue to battle For world-wide sovereignty, Our own people collapse. What happened to integrity? Is there hope For the next seven generations? God, I hope so.