Anthem of Our Nation
Trust of the citizens lost
Desperation
Seems to be the anthem of our nation
So many in the dark
Seeking to make their mark
Lost in the crowds
The noise of their cries so loud
Everyone fighting
So many dying
When does the injustice end
A nation of darkness we defend
While it crushes us beneath its cogs
Like useless hogs
Disregarded
Broken hearted
Money and power corrupt
Most of us already bankrupt
Paycheck to paycheck
Like a knife constantly cutting into our neck
Suffocating from lack of education
Lower and middle class ripe for the taking
Healthcare system a shame
Only the rich can attain
The American dream
Makes me what to scream
A façade to keep us working
They are the master at diverting
Our attention set on the lie we are sold
Till we get old
No longer useful to the society we forged with our sweat and blood
Left to rot in the mud
Taught to be patient
We sit complacent
Waste our lives away
For companies that could let us go any day
No protection for the working class that drives their commerce
What a shady economy we traverse
Greed and envy the only thing that drives those in charge
The quality of our lives the surcharge
Corporations buying housing
Leaving the working-class drowning
Rent so high
Wages too low to buy
What a mess
12.5% of our country homeless
Children on the streets
Can’t afford to eat
9th richest country on the Earth
But our citizens hold no worth
11.5% of our country living in poverty
Why can’t we take care of them properly?
All the wealth and influence
Where is the balance?
At the grocery store
Prices continue to soar
So many left hungry
Not making enough money
What happened to basic human rights?
No one cares about our plights
Rights taken
Morals forsaken
Democracy a façade
Our people downtrod
The top 1% own 30% of our country’s net worth
While 32.9% of women still die from childbirth
Numbers don’t lie
The facts leave me asking why?
Why is wealth all that matters,
While the rest of us live in tatters
Why does the man asleep in the street,
not deserve something hot to eat?
Why do women who bring forth our next generation,
Lack proper observation?
Why is health care is just another corporation?
Why doesn’t compassion
Have more traction?
Why is it more acceptable to argue about genders,
but do nothing to address the 1000s of other injustices that plague our nations members?
Why do we send aid to every other country,
But run out when our own citizens need money?
These questions plague my mind
The answers hard to find
I can’t be the only one who feels this rage
Like we are all stuck in a cage
Sinking to the bottom
When will our leaders address the real problems
Stop distracting us with politics and lust
Revision is a must
In our nation we cannot trust
About the Creator
Dianna Hoiland
My name is Dianna Robertson but I publish in my maiden name Hoiland. I am a 29 year old mother of 4 beautiful kids. 2 girls and 2 boys. Currently studying communications.
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Comments (2)
Well the statistics I included were from reputable sources. I think the point I made depend on your presepective. What is better you ask? There are plenty of other countries we could look to for input on that questions. No country has succeed in eliminating poverty. But plenty of them have succeded In almost eliminating it. Quality of life in other countries has been significantly improved compared to the US. The poem wasnt meant as a matter of how we are to improve it but why we don't even bother. In the US the working class is left to rot. I grew up in a family that had generation upon generation of poverty. I have worked my whole life to improve my own circumstances and that of my children in the hope that someday they will succeed but I watch my family struggle every day to make basic ends meet. I watched my mother do so growing up and even with what I have achieved, I still struggle. This country has a way of keeping the working class broke and the rich in power. It's disgusting. What can we do about it? Improve the welfare systems so they help those on it become independent. Limit the purchase of affordable housing by corporations to keep the housing prices within affordable ranges. The list could go on for ages. The point is, our systems are broken and our current economy shows it. My main opinion is that when the working class falls, so do the corporations. There is no commerce without those that buy the products. The working class drives our economy and that's why it's failing currently. They can't afford to buy anything and they are drowning in debt.
Can’t say that you’re not right on every point you made, but here’s the question. Where is it better?