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Date Posted: 23:58:03 01/13/09 Tue
Author: Wayne Adams
Subject: Re: My Life ...A lack of control
In reply to: Antipodi 's message, "My Life ...A lack of control" on 16:05:50 01/07/09 Wed

>Working all day and crying all night
>There's not enough money to win the fight
>Theres little food in the cupboard
>and life's not enough
>But you go on...
>Politicians are telling you to tighten your belt
>whilst they travel first class saying they'll help
>Its not fair...
>
>They make their petty wars and they send us to fight
>Talking of Patriotism and a future so bright
>But they're killing our Children with their sad little
>games
>And as for Freedom its a beast they control but never
>can tame
>More and more they're controlling our lives
>with darkness coming like great beast of lies
>In a time of trouble and lack of finance
>Somebodys still making a fortune not telling us all
>but down to their last Million is their mornful call
>
>The mortgage payment is due and you ain't got enough
>Some bank is complaining that money is scarce
>still they declare profits like you've never seen
>You wonder about success because your told its not far
>But reaching success is like reaching for an
>impossible star
>you try to understand but you feel like a fool
>those who have everything just tell you to be cool
>what the Hell do they know...
>
>Some guy on the TV is telling you how to budget
>He's on a hundred thou salary and you're on 20
>still they control you and hold to task
>all you can do is sigh and hope it wont last
>But its been going on forever maybe just a farce
>they say we're all free and live in a land of
>opportunity
>I say bullshit..some people have and some will never
>Many dream one day ..but the just nightmare stays
>We're under control of the powerful ones
>
>the farce is out ...We're not Liberties Daughters and
>Sons



Your poem is a scathing commentary on our society. Very good.

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