What Happened to My Country?

What happened to my country?
Once sweet land of liberty
Now filled with lies and spending
Where selfish greed is ascending

What happened to my country?
Once a sweet and hallowed democracy
Now filled with malls and shills
Where politicians hawk their frills

What happened to my country?
Once home to freedom's patriots
Now desecrated by plutocrats
Where Republicans rot with Democrats

What happened to my country?
Once pleasured with virgin green
Now stained with Starbucks and Wal-Marts
Where dollars have replaced smarts

What happened to my country?
Once filled with connected people
Now sprawled with monster homes
Where isolation thrives on cell phones

What happened to my country?
Once a healthy place where people walked
Now diseased by SUV addiction
Where children learn consumer affliction

What happened to my country?
Once respected and loved worldwide
Now hated, resented and feared
Where corporate greed has domineered

What happened to my country?
Once with decent balanced government
Now lacking politicians with intelligence
Where the President suffers self-indulgence

What happened to my country?
Once with courageous newspapers
Now filled with spinners and bloviators
Where we are entertained by investigators

What happened to my country?
Gone