Speak Up America Poem by louis rams

Maybe I'm old and feeble and do not understand
What is wrong with my fellow man
Do we not all have our needs
So why stop someone from eating
Because of your greed.
We throw away millions of pounds of food every day
While children are hungry as they pray
We are giving money and food and weapons to
Countries around the world while part of that
Can be used to feed every American boy and girl
Charity should begin at home
So let other countries throw their stones/
Once we take care of our needs then other
Countries we can feed.
We gave Bin Laden weapons and showed him how to use them
And he turned them on us - so who the hell can we trust.
The middle east has nothing that we need
Except to line a politicians greed.
As citizens seeing this - we do tire
So under their butts let's light a fire.
© L. RAMS 051716