I thought I had a plan
a sure fire can't miss
get rich quick plan
bound to be a success
market common sense
figure out the way
to make it a soft drink
bottle and can it up
load all the pop machines
in offices malls and schools
give it away free too
because everyone loves free
get the country hooked
addicted to common sense
unable to resists logic
thinking things through
the whole nation consumed
with a need to understand
find the answers before
running off at the mouth
sales in Washington DC
would be below average
not many there would dare
jeopardize their campaign gifts
perhaps eventually a shift
leave them on the Potomac
move the real capital to Topeka
taking it back to the people
leave Wall Street alone too
let them wallow in greed
buying and selling to themselves
because we won't need them
ignore Hollywood as well
not much truth there anymore
as artificial as Capital Hill
but slightly lower pay scale
common sense tells us all
things we seem to forget
nothing is ever totally free
some one pays the price
those that pay the most
are those that have the least
capitalism works for the rich
socialism supports the poor
drink another soda and look
see if you can find the way
a solution to the social crisis
before we lose Eden once more
I made a pledge to myself to write a poem a day for the entire year. Now to follow through. I preface this with a reminder; most of the poems written for this year long project will be done so spontaneously and therefore will not be edited. Bear with me on this. The project goal is to get them written over getting them perfect. Several times there will simply be the poem with no title. When that happens suggestions for a title will be welcomed in the comments.
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Call it, Revolution!!!!
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