I used to blame the Government <br />For things when they went wrong, <br />For spending money Heaven-sent <br />God meant to make it strong... <br />Yet passing time enlightened me, <br />To tricks I never knew, <br />To parties that were fancy free, <br />Just for the chosen few... <br /> <br />And golden handshakes just for some, <br />When taxes were increased, <br />As if that were the rule of thumb, <br />The nature of the beast... <br />But then I saw the City die, <br />The homeless still despised, <br />While righteous souls were asking why, <br />The truth I realised... <br /> <br />I saw the point of no return, <br />Inflation damned us all, <br />Mathematic skills the last to learn, <br />Meant fools like us must fall... <br />Yet every nation faced the same, <br />Despair lived in each soul, <br />Such that each one must bear the blame <br />When we lost self-control... <br /> <br />When prices rose, we tightened belts, <br />The City understood, <br />Yet even then, our money melts <br />In every neighbourhood... <br />Our money doesn't go as far, <br />That's why the cuts are made <br />And pretty soon, the weak they bar, <br />The strong no longer aid... <br /> <br />So look around, with open eyes, <br />Just look at what they've done, <br />They've cut each soul right down to size, <br />Yes, every single one... <br />That's why your soul's now not as bright, <br />As once it used to be... <br />You see, outside it's dark as night, <br />Through sin's audacity... <br /> <br /> <br />Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2013.<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-city-that-lost-its-soul/
