Open Letter To a Tory Minister's Wife - From One Wife To Another - Part 2
Because he knows that despite the fact he’s a decent man
There’s no other way to sort this out
When even the police too are scared to arrest
Or think it’s pointless
In case they too are tarnished with ‘racist’
Or they yet again have to release with ‘no charge’
A threat of violence is the only language
These people understand
No wonder their kids
Have turned out like they have
Yet you will have to find a way to talk him out of it.....
Despite that fact you know this is the only way to fix it
You wish that life was any other way
Do you ever think how did things get this bad?
I am not sure you realise that they have
Yet these types are repeatedly paid for
To stay at home while you work early and late
Just so those politicians can hide these families in other ways
They don’t want to deal with them anymore that we
So they use stats, figures and the like
Throw money at them – and they thrive!
So the tax payers can’t see the true state of this age
Maybe we should call it ‘Benefits Gate’
There’s never anything left over for those that have paid
As long as they stay out of your and you kids way?
Do you worry after the day you’ve had
About what you will feed your family tonight?
Will it be just what’s left over from handouts?
But you’re working right?
Do you know that what you have won’t go very well together?
Or would you just ask cook to bring you something better?
And do you ever spend nights awake, worrying for hours, then greeting the morn
Wondering how you get your life to resemble the ‘norm’
The cost of living and heating your house
How will you keep providing for your children and now your spouse?
Because his hours are going to be cut
And it’s going to get really, really rough
Will you have to listen to your kids complain?
That it is the same as they had last night, again
And that them at number 32 are having KFC AGAIN!!
AND THAT KID AT NUMBER 32 HE’S GOT THOSE TRAINERS THAT THAT FOOTBALLER WORE
IT’S NOT FAIR MUM - I HATE YOU ALL!
But you are trying to be careful and not spend what you can’t afford
But our kids have their noses rubbed in it
That they haven’t got the same as yours
You try to avoiding those bankers, advertisers and those in marketing
Who only want to get you into debt by encouraging you to live
Beyond your means mostly on credit
Overdrafts, credit cards, debt, debt, debt
What happened to work hard and save up for it?
You don’t want their consuming ways and they don’t get it
(please continue to part 3)
Copyright © Anna Archichek | Year Posted 2015
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