Stressful Times

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Stressful Times

An old man cannot find work
He has been unemployed
The riches that he built up
Have almost been destroyed

A young woman is single
Five kids and is divorced
Her ex-husband had a job
That soon became outsourced

He can't pay child support
His money is all spent
She can't afford to buy food
Barely can pay the rent

Pay the bills, utilities
In winter, there's no heat
With five hungry mouths to feed
There isn't much to eat

She could end up on the street
In a bad neighborhood
Where crime and poverty lives
Gangs are up to no good

Yes, we live in stressful times
There is a sense of horror
Anxiety's running high
The poor are getting poorer

Some people have good reason
To fear just what could be
Economic turmoil
Worldwide catastrophe

It's not the end of the world
Although it could be near
I confess, all of this stress
Manifests into fear

There has got to be a way
To end violent crimes
And that war that some abhor
We live in stressful times

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Poetry is what is lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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