The Lie
May 5, 2023
The Lie
Take the pay rise,
A number slightly larger than the last,
Keeping up with high inflation?
More purchase power than the past?
Sold a lie of greener pastures,
A future where our savings make us free,
Yet by the time we reach there,
A barren desolation we will see,
Stock fed pigs will suckle at the market,
The debt of speculation on their lips,
Gobbling all the apples in our basket,
Then scuttling off like rats from sinking ships,
All the while we’re told and sold the lie,
That people holding power truly care,
Yet all their actions beg the question why
Does it seem that they don’t know how to share?
Tom Edwards