Pity the Poor Rich Ones

Pity the poor rich ones

Whose lives are so very tough--

Whose two hundred fifty million

Is simply not enough--

 

Or those whose worth has just doubled

During the current administration,

And not tripled or quadrupled!

Such an abomination!

 

Pity the poor rich victim

Who’s persecuted and blamed

When asked to pay more taxes

(We should all be ashamed!)

 

Or the poor put upon Koch brothers,

Who are always under attack

As they rake in millions of dollars.

Why should they have to give back?

 

Let’s also pity the billionaires

When most of us fail to see

That the wealthier they become,

The better off the poor should be.

 

Pity the poor tycoon

Who hungers for status and power--

Who’d suffer humiliation

If he fell from his ivory tower.

 

And pity the NRA members

Who complain that gun laws curtail

Our rights to weapons. Heavens!

They might lose out on a sale!

 

Pity the rich ones when laws

Prevent them from having their way,

And the government only supports them

When it gives the wealthy more sway.

 

Don’t forget wealthy businessmen

With corporate profits sky high

And corporate welfare in billions,

Yet they’re barely scraping by.

 

Pity the unscrupulous rich--

The ones feeling slighted and sad--

When the generous wealthy make

The unscrupulous ones look so bad.

 

Yes, pity the poor rich ones

In money so engrossed--

Who have few reasons to whine

Yet seem to complain the most.

(4-21-14)