Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Political Verse

More Or Less

One of my favorite sayings,
     one you may have heard before
Is from a movie that's set in the Depression era,
     it's my personal verbal encore
It expresses my exasperated feeling
     of being powerless and poor

That I would worry a lot less,
     if I thought you worried more

Politicians always check the public's pulse
     to find out what's goin' on
They always want the inside take
     to know exactly what is wrong
But when it comes to poor people like me,
     they really could care less
To them I'm just another unproductive voice
     suffering from imaginary duress
They don't care about my trivial concerns,
     like what am I goin' to eat
Or if it's really cold outside,
     what am I goin' to put on my back and feet
They always say things are 'bout to get better,
     and there's gonna be plenty of jobs galore

But I would worry a whole lot less,
     if I really thought they worried more

Their economists say I'm making my woes 
     to be more than they really are
But in my 'hood all the stores are closed,
     and to shop, I have to to travel very far
Let me give them a sad statistic
     about the crime on my city block
911 is a lottery loser's joke
     when you're in need of help from a cop
The rich say I'm just cooking up another scheme
     with my assorted problem du 'jour

But I would worry a lot, lot less,
     if I thought they worried, really worried more

Like the character in that movie,
     who didn't use any sugar-coated finesse
Just putting into words all my frustrations,
     how I feel about things more or less

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Richard Lamoureux January 8, 2017 at 10:54 AM Well expressed Freddie, this is really good, you should repost it so that more people will read it. A 7. Freddie Robinson Jr. January 8, 2017 at 2:12 PM Ty for the kind words, Richard. I might repost it, I have to think about it for now. Appreciate you going into my vault and perusing some of my oldies but personal favorites. That means a lot to me. You're a good detective or treasure hunter. Have a blessed day, my man. Love and more love to you.