Let down by the system
I drown battered by waves
tossed about by the sea
Even my cohort stood
by as I tried to wave
for help these friends who watch
Their friend act like a fool
swimming in an ocean
of misery and grief
Do nothing but stand by
and watch maybe wave back
at their friend who can't see
Observe these friends drinking
on the beach catching rays
enjoying the sunshine
Winners of lottery
their stories of success
against mine of failure
Nobody knows failure
except those who keep cool
play the fool during school
Bright young minds become old
with time as the years creep
up in their sleep to catch
You by the foot pull down
to drown at the bottom
of the ocean belief
To sustain the naïve
whose gullibility
marks me as none too bright
Humans create systems
to help manage problems
find solutions but fine
Egregious examples
or for friends to observe
a fish hooked on a lure
See I became that fish
I became their supper
administrators fool
You to believe they stand
for the good and decent
but attrition eats souls
Simple people work hard
to win try to succeed
yet farmers laugh at greed
They wake up before dawn
to get their labors done
by dusk the sun their light
Elects to feed the few
leave poverty to solve
by others for the goals
Made by the president
and her dean matter not
to this fool and his need
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