Agony fills our bones
while minds racing, our guts churn
like crawling on coarse stones
For change our heavy hearts yearn
Social bonds no longer prized
irreparably frayed
Everything commoditized
trust & manners decayed
In Empire’s Wars & Celeb Cultures
self-entitlement’s fierce fangs bared
turning us into whiny vultures
Only poverty deeply shared
Little of wisdom debated
or of shared humanity
Neighborhoods fearfully gated
in self absorbed vanity