Vampires

Vampires, draining our blood,

sucking out all that is good,

the horrors faced day to day,

not monsters from silver screens, but monsters within,

We have it all wrong, chasing paper to feel we belong,

giving away our time, our hopes, our primes,

to those that wouldn't care if we lived or died,

as long as they get their way, as long as they get payed,

we hurt people who have nothing to give,

no roof over their heads, no warm cozy beds,

bad choices or bad rolls of the dice, put them here,

still we kick them, beat them down, make them feel fear,

no matter where you are born, where you reside,

we all have a right to a life lived with pride,

All deserve hope, a fairer life,

to live free in peacetime,

the poor, undesirables, the vulnerable, the weak and beaten down

we all have a say, a place in this world, so stand tall, stand proud,

we just need to break our human curses, fighting for money power and greed,

about time we fought for our lives, the people, their needs,

The monsters of old have nothing on us, they sucked us dry,

ignited fear in the blink of an eye,

has anything changed?

vampires still bleed us dry, except now they wear a suit and tie.

thanks for reading.
kyle(the slightly political punk rock poet)