Wildfires everywhere, the world is burning,
Hurricane season lashing all year long,
Ice caps melting down and oceans rising,
But hey, inflation and the price of gas!
Another Black man killed by the police,
Unequal systems, chains to keep folks down,
Promises never kept, no peace, no justice,
But wait, inflation and the price of gas!
A little girl raped, then made to be a mother,
Women’s bodies and choices not their own,
Their fate to be determined by Big Brother,
But look, inflation and the price of gas!
No polling places in this part of town,
Thugs with guns watching while you vote,
One side says it’s fraud or else they won,
But hold on, inflation and the price of gas!
Insurrection blew up before our eyes,
A zombie party, truth succumbs to lying,
Capitol breached and bloody, democracy dying,
But for God’s sake, inflation and the price of gas!
© Jeff Kehoe
Great stuff Jeff. Certainly a sentiment we share.
Peace.
Very appropriate to our lives today. Excellent. Thank you.