I got the train wreck
blues
everything is coming
apart at the seams,
all the lies
we have been told
mount up to a
deafening clatter
that distracts the
overwhelmed public.
Roads, bridges,
rail lines,
water & sewer systems,
schools,
hospitals,
farms and waterways
all abandoned by a corrupt
system of maximum greed
and minimal concern.
Neglect runs rampant.
Mr. Big has gone global,
doesn't care about country
any more.
The masses are just
delusional patriots
who swallowed
the Hollywood story line
about democracy, freedom
and
justice for all.
The time has come
to thin the herd
as those living in the garden
move to deal harshly
with the great unwashed,
those in the jungle.
Few really
want to know,
they'd rather not think
about it all,
it's a shocking image
to hold close
to our hearts.
The fear must be
suppressed.
Some think they can escape
the hard times coming,
while they watch
the corrupt oligarchs
buy gold
and lock themselves
into their protected
enclaves,
sheltered from the
times ahead.
Have we become
too individualized
to grasp
class solidarity
and stand for
what is right?
Bruce
4 comments:
The big thing for us is to keep exposing the lies. Think about a year ago when so many people had blue and yellow Facebook flags. What you do helps a great deal. People are afraid to acknowledge the great crimes of the Washington Consensus, and scared to admit their part in it all. It's different in Europe where they bear the brunt of this war. And they are revolting in massive numbers.
Thanks for your good true words Harriet. Things are slowly changing as stories are creeping into the public consciousness despite western corporate media control.
Hey Bruce, kudos, I was thinking if we can have an artist interpret this in a rap, will you allow? so we can popularize this poem?
Sure why not....just give me credit for writing it.
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