Power Outage
I hate to be the one to say it
But no one really cares
Your power has gone out again.
Get a generator, jackass
But no, you’re missing the point—
The power shouldn’t be going out,
At least not so often,
Not every time it rains or thunders
In this godforsaken society
Where the billionaires are plotting
To commandeer the warmth of the sun.
We should all be in the streets
Chanting, pitchforks and torches
Because we deserve a much better life
Given what they force us to pay
In taxes. What do we get for them anyway?
Where’s my high-speed train to Sausalito?
Why do you need a debit card first
Before you fix this open femur fracture?
I didn’t sign on to genocide
I don't care about the Ayatollahs,
Apache choppers, aircraft carriers or F-35’s.
Don't make my kids weigh
The risks and benefits of Hamlet’s
Dilemmas, “useless” degrees
That don’t pay the bills
But should. Turn the lights on.
Turn all the lights on
Now.
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