Greed

How often greed dictates policy

And governs the base and loathsome actions

Of lawmakers making decisions

While fooling the public with clever distractions!

How greed greases the giant wheel

That turns--constantly in motion--

While powers that guide the mechanism

Boldly expect unhindered devotion!

How often greed in the guise of good

Fills the pockets to overflowing

Of crafty manipulators while

The poor struggle, never knowing!

How greed fills the callous hearts

Of those who fail to see the disparity

Between their growing accounts and their

Expenditures that they call "charity"!

How often greed displaces well-

Intentioned efforts to help humanity

In those whose lack of compassion is nurtured

By boundless egoistical vanity!

Watch them bow to the god of greed;

Watch them sing and dance on his altar,

Hoping that he will strengthen their

Resolve should they ever falter.

(7-19-17) By Bob B