THE LAND OF MY DREAMS

THE LAND OF MY DREAMS

Once upon a time

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 There once was a land

Of which we all dreamed

With clean air and trees,

And the streets were kept cleaned.

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 Parks held clean benches

Where parents could sit

As they watched their children

Scatter and flit.

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 You could walk to each store

With a purposeful stride

Then peruse your shopping list

When you were once inside.

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 Your house was so tidy,

All in its place.

You’d look through each room

With a smile on your face.

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 Then one day it happened;

Economy ruptured.

Your budget, once handled

Now must be reconstructed.

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 Two paychecks are needed

Just to make ends meet.

When did this happen?

Is our future now bleak?

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 Taxes are rising;

I see no end I sight.

My land that I so loved

Seems now just a blight.

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 The government says,

“Don’t cry, my honey,

We’re I the same boat.

We all need your money.”

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 And yet the politicians

Pockets grow thick.

I can’t even afford a wallet.

It’s making me sick.

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 And speaking of sick.

Now with old age ills,

Thanks to my government,
I can’t even afford my pills.

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 My land, once with promise

Has faded away.

Let’s hope it comes back

To us one day.

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 The sooner the better,

I shout with a prayer,

As the current administration

Doesn’t give a damn, doesn’t care.

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 I want my land back

With it’s hope and it’s pride,

So, I can walk down the streets

Once again, with a happy stride.