We Became Subservient

We elect politicians to office They govern with our consent but then they choose to ignore us Suddenly we became subservient . Any responsibility they delegate and to their eternal shame The policies they advocate Mean the poor must bear the blame . No one owes me a living I must work to pay my way but in this world I live in Some can find no work today . Some are sick or disabled Others are pension poor Our charity overseas is fabled but we can't help our own anymore . If you can work , You should work Don't take if you can give but if there is no work , You cannot work So how are you to live . Some of us have billions Others barely ten cents Children going hungry To me that makes no sense . I have no time for the idle those who cheat we must detect but those who are desperate cold and hungry We must seek to protect.