I was inspired to write this poem, not from personal experience but based on how much unhappiness can plague people who appear to have it all. Enjoy!
The GATED Community by Laurie Krawchuk
IN OUR GATED COMMUNITY I’M THE PRESIDENT YOU NEED THE LOOK AND THE MONEY OR OUT OUR GATE YOU’LL BE SENT WE LOOK DOWN ON OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT UP TO OUR STATUS WE TURN THE OTHER WAY AND LAUGH SNICKER AND HARASS OUR MULTILEVEL HOUSES WITH THE POOLs OUT BACK AND OVER-RATED SPOUSES, PERSONALITY THEY LACK WE live in mansionS at the top of the hill We put on our ‘masks’ and don’t ever be real IN OUR ELITE HOUSEWIFE MINDS WE HAVE IT SOOO TOUGH LINING OUT OUR NANNY, CHEF, AND GARDENER AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF Our grasses are green with fertilizer and sod We lay out by the pool tanning and showing of our bod OUR NAILS, HAIR, AND FASHION IS OF ESSENTIAL NECCESITY OUR FACE AND OUR BODIES DISPLAY THE LATEST PLASTIC SURGERY Then times got tough the money ran out The economy went down and we lost our house No jobs in sight, the cars got repossessed The jewelry was pawned, and our credit was a mess I lost all my friends they were not true friends ‘you see’ It was just about looks and money and our property Inspired by our failing economy But Be inspired God isn’t finished with you yet!
