Freedom Poem by Kristina Louisa Carr

Our world is so beautiful and we are supposed to be free
But more often than not we feel the burden of a penetentiary
Because we have to be politically correct feelings are disguised
And we became slaves to the goods we want that are advertised
People no longer just need clothing water shelter and food
Now it's riches and lots of excess as a necessity they include

Keeping up with the Joneses we often lose our perspective
And our motives are selfish and opinions at best subjective
We became addicts needing things we want to have in our lifes
And it seems to be important what kind of vehicles we drive
Lots of plastic pays for all the things we don't really need
Every day we are stressing and life passes by with great speed

Children that are parked in front of the TV mostly unattended
Preparing to become valid contributors to a life that's splendid
All sense for family compassion and environment are long lost
And the only important values in our lifes are the things that cost
Lots of excess generate mountains of discards and smelly trash
And people don't care where it all goes because it's no longer cash

On holidays flags rise in the name of patriotism and country pride
Forgetting that the values once fought for have been casted aside
HIV still kills by the thousands while guns and drugs infested our cities
Families are homeless but benefits are cut by political committees
The media tells us what to feel and we obediently take the pop quiz
Because we're free thinkers and freedom comes easy like show biz