Responsibility
Americans used to take responsibility for the things they did…good or bad. And some still do. But I don’t see it so much in the so-called “leadership” of our government.
Since our last “government shutdown” back in October of 2013 our elected officials have allowed our great country to amass yet another 533 billion dollars of debt. That’s 533 with nine zeroes behind it. And speaking of 9 zeroes…that’s exactly what we have sitting in the chambers of the “supreme court”. But don’t get me started…well…more than I already am.
The thing about putting together committees, like the large one we call Congress and the smaller one we call the supreme court, is that it’s so easy for no one person to ever actually take responsibility for bad decisions. Unwise policies that bankrupt our country and even destroy the lives of its citizens are no ONE’s fault. Here’s the saddest truth hidden in plain site…
…all these officials making all these destructive laws, policies, and side deals, were either elected or appointed by others who were elected.
Elected.
What does that say about taking…
Responsibility
I heard…my sweet dreams shatter…
Blue skies fell around my feet.
My plans…they just don’t matter…
Big lies and elite deceit.
Same thing…throughout the ages”
Same words out of different lips.
False hopes…on empty pages”
Crash course with a truth eclipse.
And it all seems helpless, hopeless”
In a world that’s full of brokenhearted”
Reckless, faithless”
From the ones still here and the dear departed”
When was all this madness started”?
When we began to flee”
From responsibility.
I saw”the spotlight lifted”
Dark days covered all the hearts.
Don’t know”when the whole thing shifted”
Who cares once the damage starts.
I wrote”a sad life story”
Just words one could soon forget.
Learn from”this allegory
“Too late”hasn’t happened yet.
© Tony Funderburk 2014 (1/14)
In Faith, Hope, and Love”
