A Plea
Some people have all they need
Yet they plot and plan and scheme
Others go chasing rainbows
Pursuing impossible dreams.
Bigots Spout their poison
Racists make raw our nerves
Politicians make promises
Then forget the people they serve.
Burglars ruin many lives
Drug dealers selling crack
Isn't it time we called time
Demanding our communities back.
Proper sentences for criminals
For perverts Druggies and thieves
Politicians fighting for us for once
responding to our needs .
Play areas for our children
Youth clubs for our kids
Children playing safely
Just like our parents did.
This is not chasing rainbows
Nor are they dreams we cannot achieve
We can make this whole world so much better
If enough of us believe .
Write an email to your senator
Or a letter to your MP
Demand a set of values
That will help society.
Give praise to our teachers
Our future is in their hands
The lessons that they teach our kids
Could be the saving grace of man.
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