“go in the fridge and grab something to eat sweetie”
“which fridge has the snacks?”
“the third one baby”
*screen pans to working class household”
“mommy im hungry”
“ask your brother for some of his food, i have to go to work and theres some cereal in the pantry”
*screen pans to household below poverty line*
“mommy im hungry”
“i know baby i know, tomorrow morning you’ll be able to eat a good breakfast at school”
house A has 50 shoes per person
house B has 10 shoes per person
house C doesn’t have a house or shoes
it’s said that something like three men own the same amount of money, of wealth
as the bottom 50% of the american population
thats 3 people
have as much money combined
as 50% of an entire population
we’ll keep this simple and not dive in to the further division of this money in terms of race
although im sure you can all guess how that will go
now long story short
the gap between the rich and the poor grew wider and wider as the rich gained more and more
the clouds hang above my head
i can hear the low rumble of the planes in my ears
echo the rumbles of so many stomachs around me
a thought which to my eyes, brings tears
the inequality we see today is a mirror of what our ancestors saw in yesterdays
however thats not to say that its okay
that we should just accept it as something that has always been
because when you look with eyes of truth
you can see through this sin
we must allow ourselves to see what is for what it is
so we can begin to do the work of fixing how it exists
now this is not to demonize those who have worked hard for their money
surely they deserve to live lavish, and laugh when its not funny
however
when they kick back their feet and relax
somewhere in some part of the world there’s a starving person wandering through the traintracks
families split bread and never miss a day at school so they can be fed
there’s just something wrong when we get paid billions for writing a song
then hoard all that cash, snort it basically throw it in the trash
there should be some sort of ethic limit no?
so we can prevent the sizes to which these gaps grow?
teachers barely scrape the surface but shape the world
through shaping the development of every boy and girl
people upset about the gradual raise of minimum wage
be careful of who you defend and who you blame
do you really think someone can survive off of 7.25
in america?!?!
its okay to lend your brother a helping hand
its okay to let love take a stand
dont forget that the common enemy is the man not your fellow human trying to make ends meet with a family of four and nothing to eat
around the world americans are known as wasteful, distasteful
we consume and consume like there’s no end to to the room, like there is no impending doom
the wealth gap is a product of inequality
income inequality, racial inequality, opportunity inequality, educational inequality
how can we re-distribute the wealth?
re-program your mind
remove the indoctrination
re-distribute the education
each one teach one, together lets rebuild our nation
to change the whole we must change the half to change the half we must change each piece
so lets hold ourselves accountable, at least
next time you go to mcdonalds and buy a number three, add a extra large fry and give it to the homeless dude outside make sure you look em in the eye and smile at em real big let em know your on his side
we all just want to know we’re not alone, that we belong that this place is our home
next time you go to the dollar store buy a pack of snacks, deodorant and socks galore keep them in your car and instead of mean mugging the “beggar” at the light roll down your window and give him a bite, if we all do this i promise it’ll go real far
yes its gonna be hard to shift the state of our world
but we must start now, together
rememeber that on earth there are billions of worlds, one within each of us and if we re-shape our world we can re-shape the world
history is now and we write the book
take back your pen and around you, take a look
every action in the ocean of life, ripples into eternity
Lady Soi. 