While We Were Sleeping

While we were sleeping America became communist. Of course they don’t call it that now, And it isn’t ALL communist, But at least 51% is all you need To get your way in a democracy. How did it happen? Slowly, steadily, and completely By design. Most of these communists Don’t even know they are, Let alone Marxist sympathizing socialists, Although now socialism Isn’t the dirty word it used to be. So the short answer is we got soft And complacent, and spoiled By the good times The tougher generations of our ancestors Bestowed. But once they bestowed those times They too started to get soft And old, and fighting the good fight Against communists, and youth and change Isn’t so attractive when you’re old and soft. So here we are Pretty much screwed by the inevitable decline Which greatness always faces. Soft and old isn’t such a bad way to go after all. It’s being soft and young now That’s the b*tch. (2/18/24)