The Greatest Depression
THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREET, WHERE IT'S COLD AND WET.
THEY'VE ENDED UP THERE BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT DEBT.
SOCIAL PROGRAMS HAVE ALL GONE AWAY.
SO NOW THEY BEG, BORROW AND PREY.
A PRESIDENT SAID, THERE'S ROOM FOR HOPE.
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T PLAN, IT'S MORE OF A JOKE.
DESPERATE AND LONELY, OUT ON THEIR OWN.
NO JOB AND NO MONEY, NO PLACE TO CALL HOME.
THE FUTURE LOOKS DIM. THEY CAN'T SEE THE LIGHT.
PEOPLE ROAMING THE STREETS, LIKE LOST ZOMBIES AT NIGHT.
WHERE EVER YOU LOOK, IT SEEMS PRETTY DIRE.
PEOPLE SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS, NEXT TO SMALL FIRES.
THE TRUTH OF IT ALL, IS THEY'LL ALL PASS AWAY.
FOR MANY OF THEM, TODAY'S THE LAST DAY.
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2016
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