Years End

Originally written December 23, 2007

This year is almost over,
Its final days are almost spent.
It seems I just blinked my eyes,
And now I am wondering where they went.
Congress is on vacation,
Doing what they do best.
Promising their constituents things,
Leaving our real world in a mess.
I’m waiting for what we expect to hear,
Some dark night we all will be amazed.
How they all worked together with partisanship,
And gave themselves a raise.
The way they all passed bills this year,
I’m sure we all should know.
Each would get an Emmy award,
If it were a soap opera show.
They didn’t want to fund the war,
And let the healthcare go.
But hell it was Christmas time at home,
They passed it so they could go.
Citizens are crying out look at our books,
How we are in debt and almost broke.
All our congressmen have to say,
Can’t you people take a joke?
Don’t you realize how intensely we work?
To get all this hard work done.
I know we argue a lot,
But you should love us every one.
Now take our dignified senior statesman,
The one with the silver hair.
Do you think your state would get their perks?
If he wasn’t over there.
We have to protect our billionaires,
Because they are so few.
Our poor and middle class should foot the bills,
Because you have to realize there is so damn many more of you.
Now if there ever comes a time,
When the poor and middle class.
Can pay for our vacation and slip us a little cash.
There won’t be such a division,
Between the rich and working class.