Is there another ism
that we haven’t thought of yet
Can we change the schism
and not live in regret
Or are we forever doomed
with what has always been
as some ideas have bloomed
because battles they did win
It seems that there are three
that have risen to the top
and limiting possibilities
is something we need to stop
In the great land of the free
Capitalism leads the way
You can be whatever you want to be
just make sure that you pay
all of the many stockholders
who own the world in which you live
and it’s put upon your shoulders
to them your capital you must give
In other parts of the world
they go a different way
They’ve had more time for things to unfurl
and they have different rules to obey
Communism and Socialism
are sort of distant cousins
They are painted from the same prism
but have different repercussions
In socialism, the government takes most your money
In communism, they take a bit more
I’ve heard it can be pretty crummy
when they come to knock on your door
It’s certainly true beyond a doubt
there are more isms than that
but to those three, people are so devout
and about them we need to chat
While it can certainly be argued
that each of them has merit
we cannot let them be viewed
as the only way that we inherit
Capital is amazing
and we’ve done many great things with it
but we will go out blazing
if we let that be our limit
Communism and Socialism are similar
Both community and society are important
We need to keep them within our perimeter
but forcing them becomes discordant
Do we really need an ism
as we explore the road ahead
or could we implement a little more wisdom
and creativity instead
Just a very few centuries ago
these isms doesn’t even exist
If we can only let them go
we can have whatever future we wish
