VIGILANCE

Vigilance
By james a. galgano

A hush came upon the inclement night filled with woe.
As if tomorrow held no promise and today no delight.
Yesterday was one always looked back toward happiness?
Without a care of what one never thought could ever be
So many now go to sleep without hope or someone to care
While the rich get more richer upon others backs
The remainder sinks slowly each day into seemingly inescapable despair.
Time no longer offers a haven or promise only corporate gain.
While each of us clings for dear life the wealthy look at our plight with disdain
This is not the tomorrow we were promised in parent's fairytales before we slept.
Nor was the dream of our ancestors for each of us who follow?
Tomorrow was always once filled with hope and no matter any obstacle.
The light at the tunnel was filled with promise and fruited plain.
Not the muck and mire many if not all now find us in today
Prices raise hopes and jobs decline many are left in alone far behind
With nowhere left to go lost in despair with no end in sight
Except the young and old who rise in one voice to remedy this plight
To not in unison but in one voice slowly coming together to break each chain.
Within which the wealthy and powerful continue to bind us
As if to forever to remind us eternal vigilance is required to seek resolution we need
For this is our link to yesterday's dreams and ancestral creed
One, which the masses must persevere and overcome in dreams, is ever to come true
For here in the hour of our discontent and despair our actions are the hope we need