----Occupy: the Soup -------

Infuriated by greed
so we Occupy city streets
tired of being lied to 
divided by tyranny 
of the Elites
sickened by offshore banks 
ran by gangs 
known as the Fed
while political infidelity 
shakes the White House bed

What happened to the basic foundations 
for which this nation was built?
maybe the people’s aggravations 
will identify our leaders’ guilt

No justice lies within this 
“heads they win; tails we lose”
so now we take a stand 
against their scam
because we’re through with the abuse

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 7/18/2012 7:03:00 AM

Congratulations on your poem making it through round one of the PoetrySoup International Poetry Contest. I wish you the best in the finals JS. Love, Carol

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/16/2012 11:31:00 PM

JS Lambert.. wow... clever..p.d.

Billy Thekidster

Date: 12/8/2011 6:04:00 PM

Wall Street was occupied by I, until a gestopo cop nearly gave me a black eye, but to tell you the truth, I was only passing by. Now I'm more active trying to expose all the lies. This is a great write. Think I'll pass it along with the hope that others will join in our song.

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 11/18/2011 8:52:00 PM

I put this on my fav list.... I wish I had thought of the title first.... I have an idea of campers occupying my living room watching me type on the computer. occasionally yelling some political phrase....oh it is on the verge now!!

Tony Lane

Date: 11/9/2011 4:55:00 AM

Keep it up. Tony

Joe Maverick

Date: 11/8/2011 11:50:00 PM

Much truth in these words of our current times from you both...& a 7 here.!

Broken Butterfly

Date: 11/8/2011 12:28:00 AM

JS I really like how you compare the government with gangs and you are right the leaders of any country in the world are no better than any gang out to take advantage. I added you as a fav poet.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/7/2011 9:22:00 PM

YEP, you got it. Our leaders are scamming us. Congress are big hypocrites and they only seem to care about 1% of the population. THEIR side!

Gwendolen Song

Date: 11/7/2011 8:23:00 PM

Dragging this one off to my treasure trove of favs....moo hoo hoo ha ha.....with an evil pirate's laugh. :)

Gwendolen Song

Date: 11/7/2011 8:21:00 PM

Good Samaritan Hospital....newborn class of 1968, and you? This is a very well-written political piece on how so many of us feel about our financial culture. I especially like the reference to flipping a coin...Did u ever stop to wonder if they actually DO flip a coin? it is quite possible if you look at the track records of the Washington flip floppers! So..I will go thru your poem and restate my similar emotions-infuriated, tired, sickened, taking a stand, sick of the abuse! Great write!