Ask Not Poem by Francis Duggan

With ask not what you can do for your Country I for one do not agree
For those who gain most out of the Country the most successful or so 'twould seem to me
And how can you help your Country if financially from it you do gain
Why so many ask what can you do for your Country is beyond me to explain,
Those many see as doing good for their Country take things such as oil and uranium from the ground
Coal, gold, diamonds, opals and gemstones in them material wealth is to be found
These things belong to the Country and to Nature and from Nature the wealthy do steal
Many of my ideas to your's are quite different and many of my ideas to you do not appeal,
Ask what you can do for your Country in saying that depends on what you do mean
Are you one of those who plant trees for to keep your Country looking green
Or are you a developer who pay people to cut down trees to you money is your ticket to renown
How many wild creatures have you displaced for to build more houses in the town?
And when you ask not what you can do for your Country I applaud you if in saying that you do mean
That you plant trees due to your love of Nature for to keep the planet looking green.