American Creed

 

American Creed

A factory worker in 1950’s with his stay at home mom

Could afford a house, a car, groceries and send their

Kids to college

Gradually those jobs were off-shored to Asia and jobs

In greater demand, unions were labelled communist

Government aid was socialism

And so the jobs left and the gap began to grow wider

Greed was the national creed and so

The rich preached fear, hatred and blamed the immigrants

We soon learned to fight amongst ourselves, and against 

The outside enemy when the enemy lay within.

The jobs paid less, the middle class grew thin and the 

Hate and fear was all that united us, we wore red hats

We shouted hateful slogans, the rich sat back they silently

mocked they

laughed as they counted their cash and our votes.

Now our vets live under bridges, our schools are without

Soul, they post the ten commandments, they say the 

Lord’s prayer, while they take away the lunch programs 

ban the books and fire the teachers who teach students 

to think

It is America the Great for those who do not care to share

Who do not love

Who have no real God

Who live in fear in 2025

As the billionaires smugly smile at the mass ignorance 

That gave them such dominion over the unwashed.