Inhospitable
if we put down the double latte
move away from our little screens
try to become human again
if we remember what it means
generous employers decades ago
provided commendable steady work
benefits, pensions and raises earned
without armed workers gone berserk
honorable employees decades ago
gave a lifetime of blood and sweat
they earned each precious benefit
the ones we no longer get
the social contract fractured
when money became the goal
now we see where it’s all leading
as we face the social toll
we’re all out on the run today
searching for what it all means
thankful for our friends and family
for lattes and little screens
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