A poem that ponders the impact of schadenfreude on our society.

Schadenfreude Reigns

It seems so odd and morally devoid,

To live in a nation filled with schadenfreude.

But it’s not.

It’s all about what we got,

And others with nothing make our own seem a lot.

With schadenfreude rising,

It’s not so surprising,

When kindness takes a downward turn,

So that those with money to burn

Hide their faces from those who yearn,

For just the chance,

To dance the dance,

With Lady Liberty,

With equal opportunity,

In the home of the brave and the land of the free.

We must use our strength for our country to rise,

From schadenfreude’s reign where giving has fallen to lies,

Back to the promise that always rang,

From the Liberty Bell’s clapper to the people who sang,

Of purple mountain’s majesty and waving fields of grain,

In a land of plenty that all could attain.

America’s greatness has always been from the heart,

Open to all with a chance for a start.

We must turn our land’s obsession with greed,

Back to a place endowed with hope for those in need.