Confused

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The shame that is our government; of, by and for the people. We the people allowed it to happen.

Confused
By Franklin Price
11/5/2016

I'm really quite confused
About the chosen few
Who run our Federal Government
And the things they say and do

How they got there in the first place
How they climbed the ladder up
How they went with best intentions
Then found they could fill the cup

Could make more than their salary
If they responded to the pitch
Now that they were in the beltway
And were noticed by the rich

They are still elected 
By the voters at the poll
Are supposed to be there for us
Instead of being on the dole

Supposed to be a public servant
Paid more than living wage
If found they're taking pay-offs
Should be put within a cage

There's a problem with that thinking
If we removed all of the crooks
Would be few left there in Washington
To put the laws within the books

Would be few left there to serve us
To pass along the people's say
Must be crazy here to say that
They don't do that anyway

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Daniel Turner

Date: 11/5/2016 9:22:00 AM

Don't get me started! This current election makes me ashamed to be an American. It's simply disgusting! Love the poem, Franklin. I'm not only ashamed of the candidates, I'm ashamed we the people elected them during the primaries. No honest, decent person even wants the damn job!

Franklin Price
Date: 11/5/2016 9:30:00 AM

I think a lot of people would take the job for the right reasons if you didn't have to be a millionaire to run. It would be nice our society did not make money the leading thing to consider. Thanks for visiting. I totally agree with you. Shame on America.