Social Security

Income tax I do not like
But I do not complain
I help my country pay it's bills
While my finances drain

I watch them waste my money
I don't like what I see
But still I pay them every month
No choice is left to me

Now my country tells me
That no money will there be
When my kids reach retirement age
To draw Social Security

Where has all the money gone?
That's what I'd like to know
And how are we supposed to live
When, for working, we're too old?

They'll probably raise our taxes
To recover what they've lost
And, fool that I always am,
I'll help pay the cost

So many wasted programs
Have been funded, yes, by me
And the second monthly income tax
Called Social Security

Looking Ahead

The day has come, I see the sun
And wonder fills my life
My head held high, I struggle on
And heed not pain nor strife

I look ahead, "Why not?" I say
It's forward I must go
For progress never will be made
by struggling against the flow

The mountain stands in front of me
The grade is steep and rough
And I could quit and turn around
And say I've had enough

But looking up, I see the top
It is well within my reach
I've set my goals, I've made my choice
To reach that lofted peak

And so I'll take it step by step
And never will I stop
Until my head is in the clouds
And I have reached the top