While We Sleep in Doorways
It all come down to Fat Cats And Cream
While We Sleep in Doorways
Do world leaders care?
or just play king while we sleep in the streets?
They sit in rooms behind the glass
with flags, with pens, with polished brass
they smile for war, they dine on peace
but when do all the gamesmen cease
They walk the stage in practiced lines
with eyes that weigh the dollar signs
they say it’s duty, call it fate
then pass the cost to those they hate
We queue for bread, we count the lights
they build more walls, they plan more flights
and every speech repeats the same,
your sacrifice, our nation’s name
Do they weep when cities burn
or just file notes and wait their turn
do they taste the smoke, the blood, the toll
or just the power that makes them whole
I’ve watched them trade our voices cheap
then sleep like kings, while mothers weep
don’t talk of honour, not to me
I’ve seen the truth on live TV
They claim to rule, to serve, to try
but not one bends when poor men die
so tell me now—what do they feel?
A hunger fed by every deal
They call it noble, call it just
but speak from towers built on dust
and I, one voice, not trained nor schooled
can see they’re only here to rule
They count their millions while we sleep in doorways
sell us the lie of some brighter day
we know the truth, their words run cheap
and if they could, they’d put us poor to sleep.
They take from poor give it to rich,
Leaders rule us all, and life’s a bitch.
About the Creator
Marie381Uk
I've been writing poetry since the age of fourteen. With pen in hand, I wander through realms unseen. The pen holds power; ink reveals hidden thoughts. A poet may speak truth or weave a tale. You decide. Let pen and ink capture your mind❤️
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Comments (4)
Touching...those lines carry love and holy anger..so bold and true🙏💜
It's as Noam Chomsky said-no country poor-it's division of wealth
There will be a point when they won't be able to ignore the souls discarded on concrete.
Nicely put, Marie. It is a crying shame the way the world is going, and unfortunately, leaders turn a blind eye to things that matter for the sake of fame and glory in areas that really should not count.