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On Our Watch (Free verse) by hobojo
On our watch
People have died
Why don't we care
Just because they are not Americans
Are we to watch
Should we step in
What is our role
Society in America
Cares about the next big purchase
Crate and Barrel
Ikea
Depends on your wealth
Community College or Harvard
Or somewhere in between
No time to stop
And think about others
When we have to decide
What insurance to choose
And what type of carpet
Laminant floors
Granite or Corian
While people starve
Sit in pain
No access to education
Science or Medication
While people are forced
To follow a ruler
To do as they're told
But we in America
We fall in the mold
We have freedom
But we only conform
We could change so much
If only we cared
About more than our possessions
So on our watch
People starve
While we eat the rest
Of the portion we are served
And if they forget to take off the tomatoes
We send it back
To the landfill it goes
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