Poverty of the mind

Poverty robs people of the courage to be true
The belief in their abilities dashed
And the courage to aspire to greatness feared
Poverty robs people of their desire to seek beyond societal norms
Of the willingness to challenge low expectations
And if to bear witness
To refute inequality
Poverty robs people of their sense of moral duty
Their hope for a better life
And the expectation that they too can achieve and have nice things
Poverty robs the poor and gives to the rich
Poverty is fashionably used in politicking
'Politricking'
Mercilessly exploited by those unnamed
and so called ‘do-gooders’ time and time again
An understanding of its causes and effects
A ruthless game of human chess
Despite the guilty's desire for more of the same
Every cliché every town a desire for change
How poverty blinds the ‘Seeing Eye’
Eroding trust
And fueling animosity
Why
Poverty robs people of the ability to fight injustice
Poverty and the fear of poverty is a tool used by the wealthy to further suppress and undermine those who lack financial freedom
From the squeezed middle to the squashed bottom
Poverty markers now blurred
As the line slowly erodes
Yet what is poverty
Really
Poverty is not financial
Is it
Not economic
But psychodynamic
As the trappings of wealth tighten as a noose around the necks of those who fear going against the expected
For those who wish to appear far from that which is despised
To banish the image of poverty from thine eyes
To see it no longer
Whether father or mother
A historical figure
To return to it no more
Never have the misfortune to knock at that door
Yet neither a borrower or a lender be
old fashion now and out of touch
As words no longer mean much
To a new generation
A lifelong loan the only option
Lifelong loans are now the norm
Have been for some time
Are you on board
Ownership implied
Yet remains an aspiration
In truth there is nothing more valuable
Than a rich mind
Maintain your riches
May they fool you no longer
Dance to your own melody
For this is where the battle is won