So many people know what's wrong <br />but still are singing the same old song. <br />They know our government's filled with sin <br />but they accept the predicament that we're in. <br /> <br />We've become complacent and accept our fate. <br />They are the eaters. We are the bait. <br />They gobble up hope with an iron hand <br />and tell us we have freedom in this land. <br /> <br />Too many lies have filled our ears <br />over and again all through the years. <br />We are taxed to death and they still want more. <br />They need more taxes for another war. <br /> <br />They get richer as they take what we earn. <br />They take away our dreams and still we yearn <br />for change to come and light to shine. <br />That's a fool's way of thinking, a clinging vine <br /> <br />that hangs on to a vision that's not real. <br />For every government is set up to steal. <br />So why can't people take back what's theirs? <br />Because they're too busy saying their prayers. <br /> <br />Well God helps those who help themselves. <br />Read the history books gathering dust on shelves. <br />Then you'll see that it's all up to we <br />to change what's becoming our history. <br /> <br /> <br /> Visit my bookstore at <br /> <br /> <br />stores.lulu.com/reizerj<br /><br />Edwina Reizer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/complacency-kills/
