Little Ears

what are you saying about us
in elevators
checkout line
movie line
bank line
bus
what are you telling each other about us
while our children listen to your scandal
What are you telling each other about us
while our children listen to your slander
What are you telling each other about us
while our children read your libel
What are you telling our children
when we buy food stamp candy
cheap beer cigarettes
welfare health care
in designer jeans
gift or thrift or maybe got with a welfare cheat check
you      don’t       know
so have some respect for the children.