The American Dream

I'm sick with this new disease

And I am surprised the CDC

Hasn't issued a state of emergency

Everywhere I look

Every neighbor and friend I see

Has this same disease

And to some, it is only getting worse

Our symptoms include

But are not limited to:

Prices for every necessity rising

But wages staying the same

I have two government programs to help with my health insurance

But my copay is still insane

Who cares about owning a home?

When my dream is to just afford rent

A teacher, who I call a friend

Just had a student

Threaten to shoot them

Our food is slowly poising us

But does it matter?

I can't afford groceries anyways

So starving might just be my fate

It is no longer a democracy

If we don't actually get to choose

What is the point of cosplaying choice

When the verdict comes in, we all always lose?

The Capitol is a retirement home

For The Deranged and for The Ill

And I worry the only cure

Is if a Good Samaritan would come through

But how can that ever be

If we are all sick with the same disease

The scientific name?

Resident of the United States