The Precariats
gregg connolly 1956 (pennsylvania)
The Precariats
Hurried and scurried, worried and blamed
Sullied and defiled, demeaned and defamed
By those who use you, seeking fortune and fame
Wages waning, dignity denied
A slave in training, your spirit decried
No esteem, no worth
No decency, no rebirth
A place to live, not really a home
A hovel at best, you deserve only a bone
A family, impossible, no children to raise,
Society be damned, the economy is the craze
Your soul is crushed, your voices hushed,
No reason to vote, there is no hope
Those who stole and sold your soul,
Care not if you are a human, partial or whole
The time has come, raise your fists,
Man the pitchforks, draw up the lists
ARISE PRECARIATS, revolution you must dare
The future is yours, but only with a cold hard stare
About this poem
Michael Hudson, a economic historian has coined the word precariats to represent those who capitalism has chewed up and thrwn on the garbage heap
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Written on April 19, 2022
Submitted by ggsunmoon on April 19, 2022
Modified by ggsunmoon on April 19, 2022
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 778 |
Words | 161 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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