In the Human Zoo: a Poem About Today's Society

Jodah.....LOVE the poem. Great rhythm, catchy rhyme.....enjoyed the video and appreciate the stats! All in all a Fabulous page!

All so very true. You've said so much in just a few words. I love the photo at the beginning.

Brilliant! It is great to see another Hubber who spreads awareness through poetry about Society. I salute you and your skills. A great read and very enlightening :)

Timely topic when it was written, and even more timely now, especially for us here in the USA where the political sifting process is supposed to set national goals for going forward. A thinker's read.

Great poem, and the message is clear and absolutely true.

Great poem Jodah with a real message. Love the title and the stats to back up your poem.

A very nicely done poem, Jonah. I like that you touch on several different aspects of the problem. I think your layout works well with the poem and then the support materials. I've missed stopping in to read your poetry.

The poem was beautiful. I liked the Commodore video, unless that was FF they could really dance. That information very useful and interesting John. I voted it up, shared and pinned it.

Kevin

ita a pleasure Jodah

Powerful message, and one you won't see on the mainstream news stations. Reminds me of another song:

"Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything..."

well thought of, well written

Very good write, Jodah. I could repeat all that Genna said, however, she says it well and I agree with her.

Up, I and H+

John, I am cheering this poem. Your photos add volumes to this distressful dynamic. The last recession/depression taught corporations to hang on even tighter to their bottom lines and profits. Interesting since they helped create the mess to begin with – especially the financial services industry that continues to maneuver the purse strings. They wanted “too big to fail” and they got it with the repeal of Glass Steagal in the US.

We are no longer a world of countries, territories and boundaries…but dollars, yen, dinars, euros, and so forth.

I see this every day. The Middle Class has been dissolving. I still believe that better education is key toward a better solution. We must begin with awareness. Voted way up, and shared.

Education can be a great equalizer, a path to rise from poverty (although not always -- because it's not enough simply to be educated. You have to choose wisely and sometimes make very difficult decisions.) People need to find ways to take back their personal, social and economic independence.

If a common man finds it too difficult to get even his basic needs, we may imagine the extent of his miserable existence. John, no wards can describe it better than this very creative poem. You have said in a few words what tomes try to divulge going to great lengths. Voted up.

Sweet with a simple straightforward message! Loved it!

That was an outstanding poem, and I wholeheartedly agree with the message. When more and more working people support the media agents of the elite like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, etc., talk show hosts that you may or may not be familiar with down in Australia, I scream at them to quit cutting their own throats but no one listens. The recent election results here demonstrated quite clearly that the 1% has us duped and it is not going to get better anytime soon. Great hub!

Great one! Your message is direct and clear. You have chosen another wonderful idea. Loved it! Voted up and interesting and useful.

Thank you for combining your poetry with a very important social message, Jodah. The title of the hub is very appropriate!

There's are several major messages there, John.

The line about CEOs reminds me of a particular CEO of a multinational corporation (for which I worked nearly a quarter of a century) whose terrible decisions nearly ruined the company and tanked the stock. While his idiocy financially hurt thousands of employees who weren't responsible for the problems, Mr. CEO got his 'golden parachute.' Loaded down with $$$--a buy-out of his contract, stock options that would be worth millions after someone else rescued the company, and many other perks (instead of being fired as he should have been), the last I heard of him...he took his monetary spoils, moved to California, married a young trophy wife and started a vastly different 'new age' type career....which he could well afford to do on the $$$ earned by employees much farther down the corporate ladder.

I went through that long tale to illustrate my opinion that there are very few CEOs (if any) who are actually worth their huge compensation packages while 'regular' employees take pay cuts, lose benefits or--even worse--get downsized.

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Jaye

The name of the song is "Ain't we got fun" written in the early 30's. "Every morning, every evening, ain't we got fun. Not much money, oh but honey, ain't we got fun. The rent's unpaid dear, we haven't a dime, but that's okay dear,we're hav'in good times. The rich get rich and the poor get poorer, etc. etc. Youtube most likely has it in their library. :)

This was spectacular Jodah :) i love the poem

~~~ keep up the good work ~~~

I love the poem and the video. I look at what we are going through is much like during the medieval period. The politicians, corporations, and big moneyed interests have formed alliances. They are like the royalty of the middle ages. The rest of us are like serfs serving indentured servitude to them. They operate to serve their own interest under the guise of democracy, but their campaigns are funded by the royalty and they are only beholden to each other. They do not represent the people because the people can not fund their campaigns. Great hub, keep up the good work. Voting up interesting and sharing.

Its amazing how you manage to take a few words and mold them into such a meaningful poem! There are so many truths here it almost hurts. Your pictures are so a part of the whole picture (excuse the redundancy). The question here would be are we the animals in the cage or the visitors at this zoo?

Voted up, useful, awesome, and interesting.

Yes, I think your idea about another hub on that aspect of the term would be intriguing to say the least, especially being you have already done a lot of research. Here, your choice of the Commodores' song and video is perfect. Love the pics too. Thank you for your kind words here. Blessings always

The poem is a good format in which to present the harsh realities of the "human zoo." You just keep getting better at your craft. Thanks for the additional facts also.

The human zoo - great metaphor with a strong and true message. Well done - I like your poem and the message you send. Too bad the message is so true.

You did a great job in "telling it like it is"! I've lived long enough to see the Human Zoo in action, and your message is so correct.

Voted UP, etc. and shared.

They tell you it means something, they'll make a difference, if you vote for them, then they do exactly as they please.... and so it goes on!

The rich get rich and the poor get poorer. There's actually a song about this. Fantastic Jodah and loved the title! Sharing like mad. - Audrey

What a creative title and your poem is just as creative and unique expressing your message.

It seems that the mindset is Me, Me, Me ... and forget about others who may need our help ...although I do know of many wonderful people who truly love others with compassion and selflessly.

Blessings

Well said and straight to the point. I like the zoo connection - makes a great deal of sense - perhaps we are all in our cages waiting for the next catastrophe - got your message loud and clear.

Yes. In fact, it seems to be getting worse.

I like the song and the message. As somebody who was born in socialism, where 'everybody is equal, just some are more equal than others', and experiencing the capitalism in its fundamental, primitive form, I can only say, there is no much difference. Government works for government in both cases, rich want to be richer in both cases, and poets write songs, which is probably one of the best parts of life anyway ...

Thanks, Jodah, for your food for thought!

Yep, these times they are a changing and not necessarily for the good.

Great job and too true.

You've got it in one! Superb poem and statistics to back up the problem.

A human zoo is exactly what it looks like as some people are treated no better than animals or even worse. What's the matter with these governments? They do nothing except look after themselves and, worst of all, they don't listen.

Rant over! Just the same in Britain though.

Enjoy your day!

Ann

John, you've shown that poetry can be a very effective vehicle for a powerful message. Well done.

Wow! Definitely up, interesting and awesome!

I loved the poem! What a sad world we live in.

To the point, and very descriptive of the subject matter here. Inequality is engrossed in all facets of the zoo we live in. Thanks, Jodah!

I'm glad to see you write about the disadvantaged here in America. Political satire in poetry fashion is a great way to highlight the problem. Well done my Aussie friend...

Poetry with a political and economic message....my favorite kind of poetry. Yes indeed, we lead the world in this type of inequality...sure is something to be proud of, don't you think? I'm being facetious in case there is someone who thinks I'm serious. Well done, John!

Hi Jodah. A strong message hear from you. No matter our wealth we should all have a social conscience, unfortunately this is not the case. So many at the top are by accident of birth, in Britain this can at times be so painfully obvious. A nice poem as well so, voted up and all.

Graham.

Great poem I just really enjoyed it. The statistics are amazing. I am glad they do not have a category for writers it would be even more shameful.

Exactly t the point. Then you also have the others side of the coin. If we did not have poverty or low income or no income where would all those wealthy people come from and all the people who love to serve the less fortunate. It is a hard thing in this world, that is for sure. Thanks for the post and the information.

I like the rhyme scheme and how it mirrors the message.I also love the title. Voted up for sure.

Kim

Oh yes to the point and a wonderful read. Voting up John .

Eddy.

Income inequality is definitely a subject worth addressing in all mediums. Short yet powerful.

EWF

wonderful rhyme with light and short lined poetry.

I love it

Nice rhyme scheme to a topic that hits us right in the pocket book and even deeper into our conscience. Good job.