A Chronically Unhealthy Health Care System

from years of gluttony and bloat
and eating itself from the inside
gains weight in all the wrong places

while the organs scream for nutrients
but are starved into submission
and told they have enough to survive

the mouth spouts out grand promises
and spreads them thin over bare bones
of skeleton crews hidden behind policies

until their lip service dries and cracks
and the consequences bleed out
and finally show their teeth.