Political Rant
To the American people let me begin by saying
That this is not a game we're playing
This is not a contest of team vs. team
And our reality is more than a meme
See, we have this notion it doesn't matter
Even as the wealthiest make their wallets fatter
We slave away day after day after day
While we receive less and less pay
We think days off are a godsend
But every day it is our soul we spend
Losing bits and pieces here and there
And they tell us to suck it up because they think it's fair
And those who do care are silenced
By chains and violence
Our lives form the stairs to their riches
But nobody ever mentions
How we break our backs to get in that shape
Wasting money on lottery hoping to escape
And slowly we become cynical and lose hope
So we turn to drugs and alcohol to cope
Knowing it's not enough just to believe
That our dreams are something we can achieve
But we must all join the fight
So that nobody is denied human rights
And a way to make it on their own
But still they phone it in even though we've shown
We're not going to sit idle anymore
While they get rich and we get poor
Listen, this fight is ours for the taking
Even if it's the establishment we're breaking
Modern day slavery isn't based on racism
It's based on classism and fascism
But when you hear the ground shaking
Know they'll assuredly be quaking
We'll fight each and every disparity
With revolutionary clarity
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2019
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