This was one of the poems I performed at the Mercury Cafe as a featured poet on July 31st. The name of the poem is in the title of this blog.
They say
Work hard, come early, stay late
They say
Put a little away in case of a rainy day and take advantage of your company 401k
They say
Buy American, forgo the foreign auto
They say
Pay a 10% tithe of your earnings and receive your blessing 10-fold
They say
Marry her for love, money's not everything
I ask
Why doesn't this protect me from massive layoffs?
I ask
How can I be sure that I'll still have my money if Citibank goes belly up while my face is down?
I ask
Why doesn't GM make a car that we want instead of the Chevy Volt?
I ask
How come the church pastor doesn't pay tithes yet gets to drive a Cadillac to his palace which is made of gold while his tithing members can't keep their lights on in their house in the ghetto?
I ask
If marrying for love works so well, then how come over half the country's filing for divorce?
I say
Live life on your own terms, because if you listen to what they say, and it don't work; oh well, they say you're a jackass for listening to them anyway.
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Glenn Gamble
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ha ha soo true! at least if you fail, you can say that you did on your own terms. Beautiful poem
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