Not a Game I Wish to Play...

Why is it called the Game of Survival
when there is nothing to win?
Struggling to keep your head afloat
working double shifts,
to these tired eyes,
therein lies the sin

"To earn a living",
now there's a phrase
that has always caught in my throat...
Another game, another shame,
though we all know the lines by rote
The questions we've been taught to answer,
the proper tie, the proper coat...

The inundated, automated world,
the refugees all crowded into one boat
hoping the sea won't turn sour,
hoping for the Governor's reprieve
at the last hour...
Is there anyone in power
who truly gives a damn?...
          05-21-10