The Age Of Entitlement.

It was the best of times,
It was the worst of times,

We had poverty in the streets

Homelessness at new levels

More jobless than jobs to seek

Children in homeless shelters

Pensioners eating catfood

Boat people seeking welfare

Battered women saying its all good

Junkies saying they felt better

It was a golden age…

But now it’s all over

Joe Hockey has ushered in a new era

Without us even knowing

Where the entitlements

The needy relied upon are no longer

As we say “free-flowing”

Except that we pay taxes

Garnished from our wages

Some of us have payed them for 20 years

Outweighing the rock of ages
Surely this should entitle us to something? 
Basic living conditions? Basic education?

Clean water? Breathable air? Food? Sanitation?
No, my friends, the Age of Entitlement
Is well and truly over
As old certainties are sucked out from under us
Will the markets care for us as we grow older?

© shaun patrick green 2014