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We have been impeached

the people of poverty

By Veronica Published 4 years ago • 1 min read
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We have been impeached

The people of poverty

Pushed out

Due to our disparities

We carry guns in our mouths

Shooting bullets

To parade holes

In the riches of the bold

But money did buy

And their vests are steel

So we remain in the streets

Working day after day

for just one meal

Do we continue to slave

For a wage

That costs us rage

A paper dollar

Made filthy by the hands that hold

Leaving trails of tears

Doing what we are told

Burning bridges

Only to find

They’ve built planes

To leave us behind

Or do we starve

The commission

Stop asking for permission

We take back our souls

And begin our mission

To align wealth with health

Demanding the penny

Is nothing but a pincher

And we refuse to pay

For the water

And the food

And the shelter

Because we are here to stay

We are the people

We need not impeach

For this is not our government

We have our own feet

To walk through deserts

Across blizzards and rain

We are the hurricanes of justice

And there is nothing left for them to gain

The only fear that’s left has fallen

Because the demons our own

We take them to meditation

And show them what is known

Home is a castle

Within hearts doors

We take congress to the fifth floor

Where they can ask for forgiveness

While WE make the choice

We are the people

The deciders, we now march forth.

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Veronica

I am the moss silken on watered stones, rooted deep in rich soil. Earthen creature, I am the night sky -starry and strayed from the forgotten path of poets - I am, the chatter from the iron rails rattling as the train carries itself home.

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    Written by Veronica