The Industrial Complex that

doesn’t even need the Military

Corporations have a soul

the Supreme Court decreed.

So it’s better, on the whole,

that they are built on greed,

for the money trickles down

to all of us that way–

CEOs may own the town,

but I still get some pay.

Bailouts go to the big guys,

too big to fail are they.

I have had to lose my house,

Too small to count am I…

I pay my taxes, glad to help!

They hire their big law firms:

here a shelter, there a fudge,

if needed, buy a judge!

– Steve Shoemaker, Urbana, IL, Oct. 23, 2012