Opportunity For All!

The possibilities are vast and boundless
in this great Land of Opportunity.

At least,
that's what we're told.

These streets are crowded,
yet vacant.
Their people alive
yet not living.
Their smiles broad
yet failing to reach their eyes.
Their wallets are thin
and their bellies thick.
The luxurious clothes that cover their bodies
barely cover anything at all,
including their credit.
Their debt climbs as high
as their greed these days
and hands that once reached out
to hold another's now only open
to the benefit of a paycheck.
But the rewards they reap are bitter,
for what little they do make barely
supports their dying lifestyles.

Even the honest man lies.

The opportunities are vast
and boundless.
The people:
bound