there was a time
there was a time when little was something
frugal was the operative word
hunger meant you could no longer assist a neighbour
welfare hadn't yet been invented
government provided no helping hand
our bellies were always filled with joy, not anger
maybe these concepts have gotten too old
the manicure now restricts a handshake
the wallet has far too many panels, but lacking in cash
a lot of shit has happened since
the Saviour stopped saving people's bank accounts
the ballot box became a corrupted lottery
family members have just up and left
the times have made mom and pop obsolete
is happiness still an objective
or is it just happenstance
fear and chaos have become all the rage
perhaps Fauci and Gates had a hand in it
maybe Baphomet was growing his locks
who knows, the gravy train is filled with rot
pedophilia, porn and demons are everywhere
in my day, GWGs were the only thing that lasted a long time
my white sneakers died when they turned black
Mac's Milk had a dollar jug of milk
gasoline was about 25 cents a gallon
fraternity has overtaken everything, even God
nepotism fills the job you thought you were qualified to do
it's about who can fuck who, or who gives a fuck
we've come to reward laziness
useless and unaccountable people fill government jobs
in my day this shit had little impact on our success
we were all DPs you know
ding-a-ling pecker-heads with accents
no-one I knew really spoke the English language
immigrants today complain, they have no clue
can't hack it, go back, stop complaining
murderers and drug dealers have bail, they can stay
funny, but I don't remember people getting really sick back then
workplace injuries were plentiful
even so, they had no time to complain about aches and pains
cancer was one in a million
heart attacks were plenty
between work and sleep, death appeared like a ghost in the night
people died happy
at least they looked happy after the undertaker cleaned their dirty nails
now death lives amongst the living, or those breathing
their minds are lost
maybe it's the Soylent Green in the Big Mac
the mirror has become far too scary to confide in
even the dog can't wait to take the master for a walk, pee and pooh
the little critter wants out of the house
oh well, so life changed, does it really matter
maybe, maybe not
thank you,
joseph pede