the middle class is gone! <br /> vanquished! extinct! <br />the american dream distorted, <br />dissolving into nightmarish need! <br /> <br /> milk and honey are now <br />black market items only. <br /> <br /> shut down the schools, <br />lay off the teachers. <br />close libraries, ban books... <br /> <br /> firemen stand and watch <br />a house, a life burn down... <br />because the fee was not paid. <br /> <br /> emergency rooms full of people <br />who have no insurance, ... <br />others wait in long lines <br /> at the clinics... <br /> <br /> people who used to own <br />their own homes... dumpster diving <br />for food... <br /> <br /> roach motels and tent cities... <br />the only meals some kids get <br />are free meals at school... <br /> <br /> people walking everywhere... <br />and more coming... $5 a gallon gasoline <br />shuts it all down... while <br /> <br /> 5% get fatter, gather more, <br />get richer... and the rest.... <br />are disposable.<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pillars-of-truth-4/
