There once was a man

An old man looks
at an old photograph
of an old life
lived in an old house,
remembering how it was,
how everything was new,
how there was so much hope,
and thinks,
we ruined it all,
people began to hate,
corporations began to steal,
and the government didn't care anymore,
he once got a loan,  
with a handshake and signature,
he didn't need three forms of ID  
just to prove he was real,
until a corporation took the farm away,
took his life away,
leaving his wife to die,
forcing his children to leave,
there once was an man,
in a photograph,
in the middle of his life,
in front of a house with new white paint,
holding his wife and family close,
he had so much hope,
for tomorrow