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Richest Nation

Oh a Nation of Assault
                                Whilst we're all in default
                               
                           Reminescent of former cataclysm
                             Government locked the vault
                             how much longer shall we wait
                             as the grey haired fools debate
                           Listening to the tale of jobs they will avail
                                 
                                                  
                         A generation of innovation is at hand
                                          will they listen
                                   So prosperity can expand
                             the families suffer
                                            with little buffer

                              When healthcare is in despair
                                  and college loans unfair
                                Senior citizens living on a prayer
                                       Its hard to be aware 
                                            Do you Dare 

                                Corporate Greed is how they feed
                                starts as a seed, becomes a need
                                    Dictate Dictate Dictate
                                 Then they turn the table and
                                      give the activist a label
                                     
                               They wont be happy till they are done
                                 When no one can afford to have fun
                                           Theres a lot pain
                             When your at the bottom of the food chain
                                     In the richest nation in the world

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Darren White

Date: 2/23/2017 6:42:00 PM

I sent you Soup mail :)

Donna Roberts
Date: 2/23/2017 6:47:00 PM

Darren White

Date: 12/31/2016 4:22:00 AM

I see a great poem here for a performance on stage, the first few stanzas set the tone really. I can hear a good beat there and see it before me. Very, very strong, Donna.

Donna Roberts
Date: 2/23/2017 1:36:00 PM

Darren..this is being posted @Festival for poetry in California! They suggested an actor to read aloud then 1000s instead of hundreds would see. Of course they ask for a fee...could this bring value somehow??

Donna Roberts
Date: 1/27/2017 8:59:00 PM

Wow thank you. I love to watch.

Doug Vinson

Date: 12/30/2016 8:24:00 PM

Donna, let's hope for innovation, indeed. Yet, "the richest nation in the world" is also the largest debtor nation.

Doug Vinson
Date: 12/31/2016 1:24:00 AM

Have to laugh - yes, I think that's the perfect thing to say. And yet there is a powerful reality at work, the debt, that (despite all the other possibilities and fears) will surely one day really hit the standard of living for almost Americans.

Donna Roberts
Date: 12/30/2016 9:02:00 PM

amen