Here lies the American Dream, <br />Replaced with sin, dashed hopes, plots and schemes. <br />Here lies what our forefathers died for, <br />What so many honest folk tried for. <br /> <br />Here lies what I thought was the good life, <br />Cut down by the blade of a sharp knife, <br />And knife happens to be named Poverty, <br />Which would explain why so many honest men robbin' me.<br /><br />Steven Elsner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/here-lies-the-american-dream/
