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With All of the Problems That Exist in the World...
With climate change threatening the world
And severe weather taking its toll;
With terrorism running rampant
And militant terrorists out of control;
With overpopulation placing
A burden on resources worldwide;
With increasing joblessness in many countries
And nothing happening to stem the tide;
With nations facing bankruptcy and people's
Income disparity ever increasing;
With the disenfranchised caught in between
Hopelessness and careless policing;
With hunger and starvation persisting
And no apparent remedy in sight;
With violent domestic shootings occurring
And little effort to end the plight;
With dwindling funds for education
And costs of college reaching the skies;
With millions struggling without health care
And homelessness, too, on the rise;
With racism prevalent and poisoned minds
Perpetuating discrimination;
With people waiting in limbo while leaders
Fail to solve issues on immigration:
With all of the problems that exist in the world,
Certain leaders would rather battle
Marriage equality, about which they blather
On and on with their inane prattle.
By emphasizing a non-issue,
They make the denial of rights their focus,
Which they try to substantiate
With their mumbo-jumbo and hocus-pocus.
Can't they see how destructive they are
And how they hurt the people involved?
How sad to see their heartless behavior
And to see how they leave real problems unsolved!
(7-1-15)
And severe weather taking its toll;
With terrorism running rampant
And militant terrorists out of control;
With overpopulation placing
A burden on resources worldwide;
With increasing joblessness in many countries
And nothing happening to stem the tide;
With nations facing bankruptcy and people's
Income disparity ever increasing;
With the disenfranchised caught in between
Hopelessness and careless policing;
With hunger and starvation persisting
And no apparent remedy in sight;
With violent domestic shootings occurring
And little effort to end the plight;
With dwindling funds for education
And costs of college reaching the skies;
With millions struggling without health care
And homelessness, too, on the rise;
With racism prevalent and poisoned minds
Perpetuating discrimination;
With people waiting in limbo while leaders
Fail to solve issues on immigration:
With all of the problems that exist in the world,
Certain leaders would rather battle
Marriage equality, about which they blather
On and on with their inane prattle.
By emphasizing a non-issue,
They make the denial of rights their focus,
Which they try to substantiate
With their mumbo-jumbo and hocus-pocus.
Can't they see how destructive they are
And how they hurt the people involved?
How sad to see their heartless behavior
And to see how they leave real problems unsolved!
(7-1-15)
