The Tall Poppies

Though I try my best in doggerel to drag tall poppies down
In my penning of slipshod verses I will never know renown
And the Murdochs and the Packers still at top of social tree
They have made it big in business without any help from me.

In a World where some have too much there is so much poverty
And the one with hungry belly won't live on water and tea
If I were wealthy I would help them but such words not hard to say
When I am one of the many who can't see beyond today.

The tall poppies keep on growing and their success they enjoy
And their offsprings will take over when of old age they will die
And the hungry do not last long on a tea and water diet
Since the day that they were born life has been an uphill fight.

In a World where some have too much there is so much poverty
And the Murdochs and the Packers still at top of social tree
But too many far too many have to live from hand to mouth
And you won't see happy faces when poverty is about.