Grindstone

A broken exchange system

Grindstone

Nose to the grindstone

A saying of old

A current condition

Our freedom was sold

Working for yourself

Or for the man

You’ll work all your life

That is the plan

Only the children

And elderly

Are allowed to live

Work-free

Is money the culprit

Or is it power

They come together

As if to devour

Carefree existence

To do what we please

Kindness & good will lost

The worst disease

We’re sick with worry

About our survival

All our lives

Is a fiscal trial

I regret the day

We created work

An exchange system

Money for worth

Once you have it

You can rule

Put others down

A system that’s cruel

I no longer bow

To the god of wealth

I’m investing in kindness,

and mental health