Rich and Poor

It's wealth and privilege
Which seeks its own reward,
Those predators
Hold the winning card,
They pay for laws
That suit them well
Which lobbyists
To Congress sell,
And since they want
To be elected,
The rich man's contributions
Cannot be neglected,
Most taxes are then paid
By middle classes and the poor
While the illustrious few
Have the benefits of sinecure,
While people are starving
On minimum wage,
Million dollar incomes
For some are the rage,
They shrug it off,
Saying life is not fair,
But in reality
They just do not care,
Yes, yes, it is really a bitch
That there are
More and more poor
Who just slave for the rich,
A sad way for democracy
To turn into a plutocracy...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz