RATS Are in a Chase

RATS Are in a Chase

The rich feed off the poor
Exploitation of labor laws
Bodies torn up and sore

The poor feed off the rich
Section 8 Government subsidies
And various charities

Both sides take advantage of the system
No more middle ground

And the middle-class?
Well...
We just work harder and harder

The rich get richer
The poor get poorer
And the middle-class gets squeezed
We chase the dangling carrot
As we are promised lies we once believed

The golden handcuffs are obsolete
Loyalty and pension funds
Might as well hit delete

Mergers and consolidations continue
The broker
The middle-man isn’t something new
We too are getting squeezed
There is no sign of relief

Amazon and technology will supersede
Humans will be replaced by this new need

Middle class no more
As the poor grows cold and old

Rats are in a chase
There is no escape, you are just running in place

The system is rigged
The bait is jigged
Reel and jig
Reel and jig

It is a spin of the wheel
There is no deal
No matter your will
No opportunity
Just a seal

You are just a rat among all these bureaucrats

They are making the decisions
The choice is not yours
As you just stay tied up on the floors and ignored

Reel and jig
Reel and jig
You continue to dig
Trying to find that vein
But it’s an illusion

There is no way out
Unless you get out of the game
This is not what life should be about
The corporate world is so lame

Rats ARE in a chase
Do you want to keep up the pace?
That’s the big question
As they stick that carrot in your face

I need to be set free
Ignore all the greed
Find my own happiness
This is the golden key

-Shawn Price March 29, 2021

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