With All of the Problems That Exist in the World...

With climate change threatening the world

And severe weather taking its toll;

With terrorism running rampant

And militant terrorists out of control;

 

With overpopulation placing

A burden on resources worldwide;

With increasing joblessness in many countries

And nothing happening to stem the tide;

 

With nations facing bankruptcy and people's

Income disparity ever increasing;

With the disenfranchised caught in between

Hopelessness and careless policing;

 

With hunger and starvation persisting

And no apparent remedy in sight;

With violent domestic shootings occurring

And little effort to end the plight;

 

With dwindling funds for education

And costs of college reaching the skies;

With millions struggling without health care

And homelessness, too, on the rise;

 

With racism prevalent and poisoned minds

Perpetuating discrimination;

With people waiting in limbo while leaders

Fail to solve issues on immigration:

 

With all of the problems that exist in the world,

Certain leaders would rather battle

Marriage equality, about which they blather

On and on with their inane prattle.

 

By emphasizing a non-issue,

They make the denial of rights their focus,

Which they try to substantiate

With their mumbo-jumbo and hocus-pocus.

 

Can't they see how destructive they are

And how they hurt the people involved?

How sad to see their heartless behavior

And to see how they leave real problems unsolved!

 

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