If Only I Had Worried

They told me not to worry about it So, I said okay then I won't, So, now when my friends fight against injustice I just sit at home, and I don't. When tax breaks where given to the wealthy And then when our stock market did fall, I just sat at home and ignored them both I didn't even make a single phone call. They called our social security an entitlement Then more lies by the politicians I then heard, But, I kept my mouth shut and I didn't worry Not, once did I say a rebellious word. They then locked up hundreds of innocent children To their parents and the weary they flexed their might, They then proudly became racists and bigots And what did I do, I just kept quiet. They said that our country was deep in debt So, they were going to take all our programs away, But, the wealthy and the politicians can keep what they have Once again, not one word did I say. I was told again not to worry about it And that I should not fret or have a single care, But, my country was changing, and all for the worse And all that I had left now, was a prayer. My country became a non-caring corporation Still for my rights and beliefs I never hurried, I now sit alone and I have nothing left at all Now I wished I had screamed and fought, if only I had worried. Randy L. McClave