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Government, Oh Government

Government, Oh Government
By Valerie Odom
January 12, 2017

Government, oh government 
Why focus on the bigger picture
Why control, divide, and deprive us
Are you some sort of deceptionist
Or maybe a megalomaniac
Why you gotta lie to us

Government, oh government
Make us work for our freedom
While you take most of our pay
When you know it’s suppose to be
Tax Season

Government, oh government
This world we live in was given for free
So who do you think you are to make me pay a house renting fee
A water bill AND electricity
That’s messed up
They must want everyone homeless and on the streets

While we smoke crack and they drink tea
While we try to hustle they get things for free
While we make a movement they kill our dreams
That’s not how things are supposed to be

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Terry Godwin

Date: 6/1/2017 5:22:00 AM

An interesting poem. It flows nicely but I feel more mature words could have made the message more effective. as the poem says, one law for the people and one for the government. Whatever your political colour you will be exploited somewhere and someone will come along and give you another set of promises and it will start all over again An interesting poem on a subject us people , the voters have to bear. Well done.