Ervin Lupoe blamed it all on the economy, <br />He executed his wife,3 daughters and 2 sons, <br />Before he committed suicide. <br />He was obviously a troubled man; <br />he placed importance on the dollar, <br />Above all else; <br />above everybody, <br />He was troubled beyond what he wrote in his letter, <br />He was facing a mid-life crisis with his job loss, <br />His wife had lost her job, <br />But this murder-suicide is much more than that, <br />It is about greed, <br />low self-esteem, <br />the preponderance of negative news coverage, <br />It is about the way of American life gone badly. <br />Endemic for all socio-economic classes, <br />I hope that this will be an isolated circumstance, <br />After all did Ervin forget about the ‘Great Depression’? <br />What would have been to outcome if all people, <br />who were out a job, <br />did the same thing? <br />I wouldn’t be here, <br />to shed a tear, <br />for his family. <br /> <br />(1-28-09)<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-s-not-the-economy-stupid/
