for the common good

if you're not rich in
America,
you're overlooked,
cast aside,
an invisible
burden
upon the back of the wealthy ...
or at least that's what
they want you to believe.

but without the poor,
our industries
would collapse.

without the poor,
America would
become
populated by wealthy
suits
arguing about
the fact
that there is someone wealthier
than they are.
they would cannibalize
their ranks
to push the majority
into poverty
because that's what rich folks do.
they can never be satisfied with
the sickness of wealth.
they always want more
even if that means
selling some of their own
down the river
so they can be superior.

the disease of greed
knows no bounds.
they will try to take away
the living wage.
they will try to bankrupt
the government.
they will try to
eradicate
healthcare.
they will disassemble
retirement,
social programs,
and education.
they will stop at nothing
to have it all.

the question is:
what will you do to ensure
your own future?
are you willing to step away
from credit?
are you willing to step away
from loans
that prey on your poverty?
will you take a stand
and refuse to be cast aside?

maybe all we need
is to strike for a few days
to show them who actually
makes the country run.