GREECE

The state of Greece

What has happened to Greece?

Everything used to be so neat and so clean

Now it’s a giant monstrosity for the wellbeing

Athens is a dump and the people live in fear

Through every day and through every year

 

The government is a sham

Slicing the people like ham

They don’t understand

That they need to take command

 

What happened to the good old days when we were a superpower?

We had Gods, democracy, and places to bathe

You could have a descent shower

 

Now the plumbing is shot and Greece seems to rot

In a gurgling bubbling mess

 

Take a hand, oh government

Take command, oh government

Do not wallow in your own filth

 

The Greeks created everything

Don’t deny it, it’s true

Everything that contributes to living

What we need to pull through

 

We had scholars, philosophers, scientists, and poets

Everybody, anybody who was considered important

We had Socrates, Heracles, Plato, and Homer

My list would be longer but it needs to be shorter

 

Don’t want to drag this poem on for too long

For people will get bored

Some don’t understand

That poetry’s an art

A gift from above

Some that many dream of

Greece, we created it all

Why, oh why did we have to fall?

At least we haven’t fallen over one little feat

The fact that the Greeks are healthy,

We know how to eat

Reviews

[Tate Morgan]

I heard a Greek man when asked about the graffiti on the walls of the Olympic stadium said. "We are a country of ruins and this is just 20th century ruins

[Andy Ruffett]

It's quite sad really.

[Karolina S.]

Ha! I love the ending of this poem. Too funny, but very true. And "we had Gods, democracy and a place to bathe" :)

[Andy Ruffett]

It's disappointing how far we have fallen.