The Downfall Of Human Kind

The downfall of human kind it would seem to me Are greed and corruption, homelessness and poverty And patriotism and religion and National pride All of these things lead to war and they are World-wide. In a World where millions are dying of hunger and disease The refugee camps are full of refugees Millions displaced due to war and famine of great suffering they know The people fleeing war zones with nowhere to go. Even in so called wealthy Nations poverty is rife And the ruthless look on the poor as the losers in life Far too many homeless on poverty street With nowhere to live and with little to eat. Some grow wealthy and successful though they lie and cheat The capitalist system has failed us complete Thousands must grow poorer for every new millionaire Do not tell me that the capitalist system is fair. So much poverty in the big World out there And so many are living in hopeless despair But one falsehood with some sadness we recall The lie we believed of a 'fair go for all'.