A to Z Challenge: P is for Pantoum or "The Pantoum of the Great Recession"

P is for Pantoum, another poetic form. Apparently I'm on a poetry kick.   ;-)

We didn't pay attention.
It hit us out of a clear blue sky.
We should've known.
And some did.

It hit us out of a clear blue sky.
"We could've died."
And some did.
At least that's what they'll tell you.

"We could've died."
We whisper like praying.
At least that's what they'll tell you
As they balance their checkbooks and cry.

We whisper like praying.
The sky turns blood red
As they balance their checkbooks and cry
So much for the American Dream.

The sky turns blood red.
If only things were so literal.
So much for the American Dream.
There is no rest for us now.

If only things were so literal.
We should've known
There is no rest for us now.
We didn't pay attention.