Charity starts at home
Lest we forget
But how can we, with our philanthropic parties
With our silent auctions, with our country club contributions,
Planting seeds for change before pulling non-conducive weeds up by the root
Corporately responsible
Individually repugnant with the gumption to walk past the strangers we meet
And not offer them food to eat
God bless America for I know she weeps because
Her Dream has been built on the backs of the under-privileged
I can see those smiles start to diminish
You may try to cut me off before I'm finished
But the truth, no matter how subjective will not be complicit
The intent of this illustration is to elicit emissions and admissions to the fact the the cogs in the well-oiled machine need fine tuning
Listen to them spin
Hear them creaking without ceasing
Clinging to what's left of their dignity sometimes even their sanity
While your disposition remains...lethargic
"This is the land of opportunity and this is the land of the free
Look at me
I pulled myself up from the bootstraps
Why can't they?"
The thimble can't seem to trump the silver spoon in this game of monopoly
And it feels like they never got past "go..."
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your vocab is too complex for me, i'm not usually for these kinds of poems as i'm not big on the whole issue but I like reading well articulated poems, so thank you
WELCOME JOEL ~ Thanks you for a very fine first poem "CHARITY" . Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty (1903) "Give me your tired ~ your poor ~ your huddled masses ~ yearning to be free !" What happened to Obama Care ~ has Trump read this or does he still want to herd the Hispanics back "South of the Border ~ down Mexico way" and let the KKK supervise them building the WALL ! I don't hear Hillary saying things like that ~ but the cynics will say she needs the Hispanic vote in November ! In my experience (in the USA) the well heeled Republicans don't want a level playing field and need an "underclass" to pamper them and do all their dirty work. Line eight sums up the attitude of the USA "haves" to the USA "have nots" (love your language !) And not offer them food to eat ! Yes (lines 8 - 19) The dream has been built on the backs of the underprivileged and yet (Line 20) The USA is still the land of Opportunity ~ the Land of the Free! BUT despite the Declaration ~ All Americans are not born equal and never will be ! MLK wanted his children to be judged by their character ~ so they assassinated him ~ Nat King Cole was a icon but the KKK planted a burning cross on his lawn and poisoned his dog just because he dared to live in the "White Quarter of LA". Obama is a Black Man in the White House and many vilify him just because of that. Millions of Americans are born with "silver spoons" but far too many are born with wooden ones. You have a choice in November Hillary a very astute Politician and Trump a very astute Business Man ~ Please vote wisely. Thanks for caring & sharing ~ BRIAN (UK)
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