Classism In America

Lisa CoteWS 405

University of new HampshireJoelle Ruby Ryan

The finer things in life come easy for the wealthy,

the average and poor people aretrying to stay financially healthy.

Day to day money issuesare always on people’s minds,

As they struggle to make ends meet,it’s very hard some times.

The average American citizen lives from payday to payday,

Silverspoon guys and galsjust go on their merry way.

Reality stars like

Snooki and the

Situation,

Are now a part of

the celebrity attention.

With the large amounts of moneythey now have to spend,

They won’t have to ask forthat one time lend.

So as they’re paid to party

day to night,

A lower class mother worksnonstop with all her might.

While applying to collegesby a child of the higher class,

They have little worry because

they’ll get by with that “free pass”.

However a little girl on the other hand,

doesn’t think about much while playing in

the sand.

She doesn’t know that while she plays care free,

her father tells her motherthey must flee.

For little Jenny has no idea of her parents

socio-economic state,

she will grow up poor not knowing her educational

fate.

In the past high school has

been known as the “best” years,

but when you don’t have the popular brands, you result

with tears.

If you’re not sporting the new Ugg boots or a backpack from

The North Face,

you’ll be moving up the social

ladder at a very slow pace.

Now I hate being the

bearer of bad news,

but I think it’s time we all tooka walk in someone else's

shoes.

Because the America I love and call my home, is a place where

different classes do in fact roam.

We can all work

together

to stop the discrimination

and oppression,

before this country

experiences another sad

life of depression.

So if you’re one that lives a cushy lifestyle, where you can

sit back with your coffee, relax, and watch your kids play in a

pig pile,

remember there is a familyout there,

living with such

horrible despair.

And although you may have worked hard to get where you

are today,

that family will struggle every step of

the way.