Just Because We Invent
60% of the world wealth
is owned by Billionaires
Which leaves
the rest of the world
To function on
forty percent
of the world's wealth,
"getting a rich man into heaven"
Is like trying to get
a camel through
the eye of a needle
because with wealth
Gods expectation grows
your job is to take care of the poor
your wealth becomes a barrier
between you and God
It becomes more important
to be wealthy
than it is, to care about people
to make a profit
you'll build human sweatshops
making people work
for eighteen to twenty hours a day
people sleeping on the floor
because they have no life
but need money
wages so low
you make the excuse
If I didn't do it
somebody else would
we go to the shops
and pick up a teeshirt
for prices that are
next to nothing
well our shops go under
because they can't compete
people buy off the internet
because their prices are cheaper
and they have more variety and style
well our shops shut down
Self-interest rules the world
supermarkets talk about technology
where the supermarkets of the future
have no check out workers
in twenty years they say
Robots will replace
38% of the workplace
Economies will fail
Unless people make changes
Economies are collapsing now
because shops need customers
just because we invent something
Doesn't mean we have to use it
people could buy Australian
made products
but instead, they try to save that dollar
Just because
we invented the internet
doesn't mean we have to keep it
we all have the ability
to turn off the machines
and go back to meeting people
with more customers in shops,
shops might be able to improve styles
Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020
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