The Services They Need - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Not something abstract
the people who came before you
crying out for assistance
for dignity each day

Crying for you to listen
for all of us to hear
to save them from the ax
for the lives they hold dear

The services they need
some to just survive
even if you make the cuts
the need will still exist

Somehow the pain will come
felt in many places
the costs of the short-sightedness
will tear us to pieces

The fabric being torn
the compassion of the people
set aside in trying times
to maintain our Advantage

Saving hard choices
to raise new taxes
by denying services
to the least among our people

March 18, 2011
Cuts approved by the NH House Finance Committee and
Constitutional Amendment proposed by Rep. Neal Kirk
to remove safety net of town welfare
&
Leviticus 4
&
calling on the NH Legislature
and the Governor
to spare those without a voice
those who need us
from the severe budget cuts
that are currently planned
in HB1 and HB2, etc.
&
in part based on the testimony
http://www.nhepiscopal.org/index.php?view=article&id=125:testimony&tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
of The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson,
Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire
March 10, 2011
&
testimony of Kathy Needleman, Esq. (testifying as a parent)
March 10, 2011
&
testimony of Katherine Stearns, Esq.
March 10, 2011

Raymond A. Foss, Esq.
Law Offices of Raymond A. Foss, PLLC
Poetry Where You Live
160 Main Street
Suncook, NH 03275-1206

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