He Wrote in Vain

He spins in his grave as the scandals rush to the headlines,
Backstabbing, money-grabbing launderers,
Oppressors bailing out the wrong people,
While the innocent are the sufferers;
He looks up from the dirt of the underground,
And is glad he is buried beneath the heartless,
His words on the failings of society,
Mean nothing to those now defenceless;
He broke his back working in London and Paris,
Scraping a living while earning nothing,
Then he gained respect for his outlook on our world,
Yet clearly we all missed something.

He wrote in vain, he wrote in vain,
As governments around the world claim
The public’s interests are the main,
Despite debating how best to gain
Some form of profit from this lost game.

Leaders with souls clear as glass materialise,
With grand schemes and plans to retrieve us,
But they too fail and wilt in the raging storm,
Breaking speech and poster earned trust;
He foresaw the consequences of self obsession,
Of robbing a purse for the sake of a penny,
Yet his words were never heeded by those in charge,
Leaving poverty at the doors of the regular Joe and Jenny;
And now the machine steams through to rectify the wrongs,
Stealing from the poor to finance the solution,
‘We all need to sacrifice’ is the message they propagate,
Buying entirely into non-sacrificial delusion.

He wrote in vain, he wrote in vain,
As governments around the world claim
The public’s interests are the main,
Despite debating how best to gain
Some form of profit from this lost game.

He closes his all knowing eyes in disgust,
As queues increase and jobs decrease,
He rolls over and attempts to die again,
As fees go up and protests cease;
A mentality of acceptance begins to spread,
Taking what’s given without thought or action,
He gives up on people all over again,
As no one revolts or forms a faction;
And hope is lost for humanity now,
As governments succeed in silencing the outspoken,
And his readings may as well burn in hell,
As a final reminding token.

He wrote in vain, he wrote in vain,
As governments around the world claim
The public’s interests are the main,
Despite debating how best to gain
Some form of profit from this lost game.