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TERMITES!
by louis gander "Hey, we will tax small businesses and little grandmas too - and we will tax your neighbor and we'll give it all to you." said he, the tiny termite in intimidating clothes - but I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "And then we'll tax the smokers and the drinkers and the fat - so would you have some int'rest in a program such as that?" said he, the brazen termite with the velvet tongue that flows - but I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "And here's another program that will pay when you get old - so let us take your money now." ('A pittance', I was told). He brought some little friends along who lined up straight in rows - but I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just a little program that will help when grandma's sick- so let us take some money now." ...and wow, they took it quick. And so the termites marched along but said, "We won't impose." Oh, I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just a 'rainy day' fund that's for you when unemployed- so let us take some money now. This tax, you can't avoid. And so, more termites gathered- and, in fact, they came in droves - Oh, I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just a little highway that will hurry you to work- so let us take some money. Please don't be a stingy jerk." And so, the termites led me by my twisted, naive nose. Oh, I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just a little food stamp that will feed the little folk- so let us take some money now. They're children. It's no joke." And as the termites ate away, I didn't once oppose - for I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just a little missile that protects you during war- so let us take some money now. You'll learn what it is for." And so the termites taxed and spent- and that's how 'hot air' blows - for I was none the wiser and- that's how this story goes. "It's just to bail banks, et.al., who were too big to fail- so let us take your money now or you will go to jail." And so the termites ate away. No arguments arose. for I was none the wiser and - that's how this story goes. "It's just the way it is that there's no program for your loan.". They told me, "Just go run along"- that I was on my own. And so the termites ate and ate at anything they chose. I wish I'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. "It's just a little program for your care when you are sick- so let us take some money now and we'll, your doctors, pick." And so the termites ate their fill. Now I'm a slave to those - I wish I'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. "It's just to pay for things you get- these programs we design - so give us all your money now or we will levy fines. And so the termites ate away and greater damage shows. I wish I'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. "It's just to pay entitlements and int'rest on the debt- and you must pay the IRS, or you'll receive a threat." Then as they blamed us for this debt, they stepped right on our toes - I wish we'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. They've mortgaged off our Nation's Parks and too, Miss Liberty. They've stripped her of her freedoms and her every dignity. And then the fat 'ol termites left, but where? Nobody knows. I wish I'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. Those termite politicians? They took us for a ride - with budgets in the trillions eating through our countryside. And as they blame us for this debt, the 'money river' flows - I wish we'd been the wiser but- that's how this story goes. Now who defends each 'unborn child' who has to pay this debt - or lobbies for the 'least of these' before they 18 get? They punch me squarely in the face- then curse my bloody nose. I know I am the wiser now. That's how this story goes. This battle must be prudent as the termites eat us poor. It isn't what we asked for but it's now a civil war. We cannot run away from them and so our passion grows - because we're all the wiser now. That's how our story goes. ------- The one thing much more despicable than 'not voting' - is voting in selfishness ignorance as a 'lover of money' from ANY party - for one's own pocketbook - without a love for rights & responsibilities, liberties & freedoms, duty & honor, or Country... ~louis gander Copyright 2021 by louis gander. Poetry for sermons, story poems and more... If you love story poems, then you'll love ganderpoems.org / no ads, no sign-up, no tracking. Just free inspirational poetry. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |