Victims

.....by Richard Koss

There was a time
we cast our fate
and how and why
we got there
was determined
by us alone.
It was nice
to get help
along the way
though we never
demanded or expected it.
Envy,
while not uncommon,
was never reason
to take a share of spoils
from someone else's toil.
To those who made it, "good for you,"
we hoped to get there someday too.

It was another time,
a different era,
before the coming
of the victims.
Now we see them
everywhere.
They might be you
or even me.
And if you're not one yet,
it's really easy
to become one.
Just pick out
someone else to blame
for anything you did
or didn't do.
Then in misery, as you're wallowing,
you'll be joined by quite a following.

If you're not tall, handsome or pretty
you have a right to more than pity.
It's not your fault you're like a clown
It's your damn parents who let you down.

So what if we flunked out of school
it's no shame, and we're still cool.
You want to show how much you care?
Get rid of tests, they're so unfair.

Being hooked on weed or crack,
is really not as bad as smack.
All they do is bitch and moan.
Let them give us methadone.

We too, were hooked by slick Joe Camel,
got blackened lungs, lost tooth enamel.
Those warning signs were tough to read.
Now lawyers have our case to plead.

For single moms it's tough to make it
on ADC, but we'll still take it.
You see, we still know where it's at.
Just keep on voting Democrat.

Harmed and hurt along the way.
Treated like dirt and led astray.
Victims - that's us in every way.
Victims - there's one born everyday.

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