the state

so much of the news is about concern for the state of the state

i guess they mean what they call the state of the union

or something like that


my concern is for the state of the people

and the manipulators show no concern for that situation


money is a false god

which so many in our time serve so eagerly


money is just pieces of paper and some metal things

which we have been led to believe

leads to all our dreams


and it works pretty good

on those that are asleep and dreaming


we who are the victems of this crime


or are we just getting what we wanted