System we endure
Unknowingly put in place long before
Systematic oppression
Praised by impoverished as a blessin
Single mother you're qualified
Except one thing
Child's Fathers name you have to hide
So you obey and abide
By the rules
This income serves as substitution
As easy way out
Not a permanent solution
Called benefits yet you suffer
Ruled by desperation
Stagnant nation
Ran by the administration
So you fill out hundreds of applications
all lined up early morning
Lines wrapped around the blocks
Like ants in an ant farm
Clawing at a piece of this decaying pie
Content with subpar conditions
This entitled mentality
Contradicted by begging and pleading
For continuation and no sanctions
It's not up to you
Your own fate
Realizations for many come too late
Hour glass once filled with sand now empty
Contributing to your own demise
You lay stagnant
Reluctant to advance
For some they never had a chance
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