They will lift
your shutters an inch
at a time
Our American dream
They will shut
the shutters
on your yesterdays
on your tomorrows
If you’re born poor
chances are (sing it)
you’re going
to remain poor
Hereditary rule
Sent by the hand
of god
to rule over us
Bush
Clinton
Walton
Koch
The economy stagnates
Life gets harder
People get meaner
And their pockets grow deeper
Our search
for social justice
Our search
for common good
has been handicapped
Our community needs
healing
restoration
My needs your needs
and the needs of our community
We should flourish together
we don’t
We move through
a fear based world
Protecting ourselves
Protecting our children
from the “unknowns”
But we know
the gimme gimme gimme
and the me toos
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