A Quick Glance

You want to change things
But things don't change
You want to take this away
But the bill ain't paid
Strange legs
Gain weight
In strange places
This time
Razed up the centimeter
Asking Peter to pay Paul
Rather than borrow
Subprime mortgages razed
Our 401(k)s
And blood pressures
Which people find amazing
Why?
Why didn't California Raisins have golden hues?
Why didn't Bill Clinton admit what he did?
Why did Kraft have to buy Cadbury?
Why does hip hop love the industry?
Why does the price of cigarettes rise and health care fall?
I wonder
Without the bread

No Options

Mr. Bill meets with Mrs. Inspiration
He is knighted to save white blood cells
He needs to rescue drying bones
And energize fraying muscles
He goes to Washington
To triumph like Mr. Smith
His staff is sharpened
With words drawn by a mighty pen
He cuts through the House
Bloodied, but staying strong
The blood keeps flowing instead
On the way to the Senate fortress
They take his liver and fry it
A proud knight then
Now a shameful jester