The Downward Spiral

Though I always
Try to stay positive,
Reality is creeping in,
And it has me concerned.
These are tumultuous times
We are going through.
The United States economy
Is in a tailspin
The likes of which most of us
Have never seen,
And the rest of the world
Is close on our heels.
It’s an avalanche
Gaining speed
As it tumbles down,
Crushing the hopes
And dreams of multitudes
Caught in its path.
In its wake, a residue
Of massive phony
Investment schemes
Comes to the surface,
And tales of unconscionable
Corporate waste
Compete with new
Jobless statistics
For center stage
On the evening news.
Our federal government attempts
To bail out the key players,
Throwing money at the problem
On a scale never before seen.
There is a foreboding feeling
That the worst is yet to come,
That the landslide
Is gaining momentum.