Wednesday

on Wednesday will the empire i live in

still be only 5% of the world’s population

but hold 25% of it’s prisoners?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still

house one in every 30 of its citizens in incarceration

or be constantly watching them,

through probation/parole?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still

hold over 12 million unemployed citizens suffering

in its belly?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still

refuse to give its citizens universal healthcare?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still

refuse to end its reliance on oil, denying

that there are obvious green solutions

that could be very easily utilized to

repair its crippled economy that simultaneously

is destroying the world environment?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still

be masquerading the world over as its sole

policeman, using every toy in its arsenal to

beat other countries into submission, while at the

same time suffocating its own citizens by

depriving them of funds that could help them

survive the many problems here at home,

rather than giving all our money to the

military?

 

“yes”

 

on Wednesday will the fat cats on wall st. still be

stealing it all away (business as usual)?

 

“yes”

 

just checking.

 

Reviews

[M.M.I]

A very frightening modern political narrative. All these things are indisputable and many of them need to be changed. Politics is a double edged sword..Isn't the election on Tuesday though?

[delapruch]

@M.M.I. Firstly, thanks so much for reading : ) 2nd, yes, the election is tuesday...read this poem again with that in mind.