Poverty Trap

They tell them the reality of yesterday is their tomorrow Save the cries for different versions of sorrow The world is hash but there is a God who is omnipotent The world has abundance if they choose to be content If their dwelling is a square foot, they should think about a refugee If their bowls are empty they should fast, prayer is free They traded their votes for hope and empty promises Their offertory is a subscription enticed with a forebode blessing They should not question their poverty, for religion extols it They should not question the system, if they are patriotic The system was designed for the poor to determine who rules The system was designed for a few rich to rule over the poor Their poverty gives the powerful power over them Their ignorance raises few questions Their starvation hungers for crumbs The desperation of the governed inflates the egos of the government Dwarfing the people into fear, inferiority complex and indoctrination These are the bars of the gate of the prison of poverty