Shame, Oh Shame on You, America!

Shame, oh shame on you, America!

I swear this is really as low as it gets:

To fail those faithful ones who served you.

How can you do this to our vets?

 

Oh, you who love to send our soldiers

To fight your battles in a distant land,

And bring them home--injured, rattled--

And then deny them a helping hand

 

Because we can’t afford the costs

Of meeting the growing number of cases--

You drop off your kids at their private schools,

Then go to your clubs and stuff your faces!

 

Shame, oh shame on you, America,

For ignoring those who’ve sounded the alarm.

Your heedlessness and your thoughtless greed

Have caused our vets irreparable harm.

 

How sad it is when our veteran facilities,

Choosing to avoid some angry looks,

Solve the problem of limited funds

With the simple approach of cooking the books!

 

Some vets languish on wait lists for weeks,

Hoping against hope that assistance arrives

Before their frustrations overwhelm them

And they end up taking their lives.

 

Why aren’t our vets our top priority?

I guess it’s more important that we

Provide huge tax breaks to the wealthy

And subsidize corporations, you see.

 

Shame, oh shame on you, America!

You’re quick to spend your money on wars,

But slow to help our needy veterans

Here on our vast, indifferent shores!

(5-29-14)