Sweet & Sour Poems

Tired of being broke Tired of being poor The more I work the more I seem to be poor Is this all that life has in store? Wanting more but can not seem to store This making life such a bore Well quoth I "Nevermore" Now is the time to restore Life

Feeling weak and withdrawn Waiting for another tragedy to spawn The dawn always setting A new day lost to the ethereal feel Who will lie or steal That's all you see on tv Another politician another pack of lies Another day of hope dies Will we ever see? Will we ever be free? Corporate liars rule the government Their callous greed can only foment and drool Over this cesspool They own the politicians Their policies endure People have nothing to procure Hiding behind the flag Which comes with a tag A flag with a price Paid for with one's vice Another clever device To keep one down Down, down, down Drown, drown, drown Drown in debt our own fault The corporations win by default We have the power to stop this assault To this we must call for a halt We need to stop the greed to be what we are not Until we stop, we will rot And shall remain no less than powerless

Another day of desperation Running on empty the only way to be Will this desperation ever end? When will fate bend in my favor? Yearning for a moment to savor Tired of fighting Sitting there just slighting Growing apart falling further from the start How did it get to this point? When will it end? How will it begin? To start fresh and rejuvenated Smiles are venerated Smile a smile for the sake of smiling A smile as long as a mile Right now smiles are hard to come by In the mean time I can only try