A patriot, a service man
stood proud and let his
American flag fly.
Served his nations
when they called,
distinguished service
and honorably discharged.
A purple heart
with some PTSD,
told his family
the V.A. would
take good care of me.
The president and congressmen
upped the military budget by billions,
and as soon as that passed
went ahead and tried to get
servicemen’s health care cut.
Man, America doesn’t give a ****
about any of us.
Well, he pinched and saved
for most of his days,
struggling to get by.
Worked very hard
to finally start
a business that was
close to his heart.
Every year he barely managed
to make ends meet,
but was grateful to be
in this land of opportunity
where he could support his family
doing what he loved.
A virus closed almost
all of the businesses
in his neighborhood,cont.
so the government
said they would
bailout small businesses like his,
passed a billed
swore the promise
was fulfilled,
but he never saw a cent,
from the federal government,
cause almost all that aid
went to help out
major party donors.
Man, America doesn’t give a ****
about the man who runs
a small business.
One kid grew up
trying to live up
to his parent’s expectations;
Got a fast-food job
while he was in high school,
then worked his way through
to go to a good college.
Four years and student loans
got him out in the world
and on his own.
Got a decent job,
to pay down the debt,
but along the way he
became really sick,
and the health insurance
barely covered a fraction of it.
Now he is drowning
in an ocean of bills,
from disease that may still
**** him,
and his prescriptions
are practically poison.
It’s a cold hard fact
that this country lacks
real human decency.
Should have learned by now,
we are just the fatted cows
that are culled to feed corporate greed.
Man, America doesn’t give a ****
about you or me.
