My First Alphabet (for Woke Two-Year-Olds)
It’s never too soon to get your toddler reading the writing on the wall.
A is for Apartheid, barbaric and wack
A policy racists want to bring back.
B is for Bank, a savings and trust
That safeguards your money until they go bust.
C is for Constitution that governs our lives
Written by freedom fighters who owned their wives.
D is for Democracy that makes our land great
And is slowly eroding into a fascist state.
E is for Economics, distributing wealth without hitch
Based on free market pressures to favor the rich.
F is for Flat-earther who puts his reliance
In conspiracy theories over hard science.
G is for Gold which an investor stashes
In case the dollar suddenly crashes.
H is for Humanity, which lies at our core
And which we traded on our quest to own more.
I is for Immigrants coming to the USA
To take all the jobs no one wanted anyway.
J is for Judge whose rulings depend
On which side has the most money to spend.
K is for Kindness, we must never forget
Except when ranting on the internet.
L is for Lawyers, the guardians of power
Who defend the poor for 500 an hour.
M is for Money which defines success
And which completely corrupts the political process.
N is for Narcissism, an ego distortion
That is currently at epidemic proportion.
O is for Oligarch, operating in stealth,
Controlling the banks and hoarding his wealth.
P is for Pharmaceutical Industry whose labs perfect
A pill for every side effect.
Q is for Quality, not highly regarded
In a disposable age, an aim we discarded.
R is for Rationalization, a brilliant insight
That explains why our actions are undoubtedly right.
S is for Schools, so learned and grand
Where children read books that haven’t been banned.
T is for Taxes, the cost of democracy,
Which pay for our kick-backs, waste, and bureaucracy.
U is for Universal Healthcare, which we can’t afford
Because all our money was sent far abroad.
V is for Villification, a weapon of info wars
To aim at people with views different from yours.
W is for War, which is never won nor lost
But goes on and on at never ending cost.
X is for Xenophobia, an ignorant trait
That racists believe make America great.
Y is for Yacht, which costs quite a lot
To let people know you’ve got more than they got.
Z is for Zealots who know they are right
And justified in anything that wins their fight.
Reading is fundamental, baby!
