Things That Make You Go "Hmm"

     Stocks, bonds,
     Interest rates
     Rendering pennies
     As of late
     A penny saved
     Unstable
     A lack of food
     On many people’s tables
     Ballplayers making millions
     What a feat?
     Adults and children on corners
     Beggin’ for somethin’ to eat?
     The cost of gas
     On the rise
     For control of oil,
     How many have to die?
     Politicians waste funds
     Zealously campaigning
     Slinging mud and accusations
     Lacking issues, defaming
     Anybody’s guess--
     The next President
     But a lot's riding on the outcome
     That fact is evident
     With blacks and women’s rights
     In the Constitution revocable
     Another GOP administration
     Can reverse their rights to vote
     Stars supporting candidates
     In this false democracy
     Singing songs, promoting movies
     About the war, its underlying hypocrisy
     Celebrities’ stardoms
     Constantly diminishing
     Reality TV now
     The latest Big Thing
     As fast as recording artists
     Make CDs and DVDs
     Bootleggers are taking orders
     For future deliveries
     Too many people worldwide
     Gaining weight
     Obesity’s become a fad
     An unsightly trait
     Kids on computers
     Can’t count a lick
     Getting more and more dependent
     And less confident
     Buildings, condos... shooting up
     Everywhere
     Yet jobs are decreasing and
     Money is scarce
     Racists again acting out
     Against the frowned upon race
     Bill Cosby urging blacks
     To drop slang, master English
     Obama encouraging those eligible
     To get out to vote
     Saying much is on the line
     Can’t recall the exact quote
     P. Diddy booed
     When trying to rap
     Are people growing tired of
     That mindless, bip-boppety crap
     About projects
     Dope dealers
     Sex and what not
     The lyrics suck
     But the beats are hot
     Terrorists bombing
     Everywhere
     Decapitating heads
     What a scare?
     For unfulfilled demands
     And a right to be heard
     As their voices grow stronger
     Around the world.
     These are but a few things
     That make you go "hmm."



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