The Sin of Greed

Defintion-

 excessive desire, as for wealth or power

Punishment in Dante’s Purgatory-

Being boiled oil for all eternity

I was bitten by a rabid muse, so instead of dissecting greed essay style, I wrote what one may call a poem/song/rap hybrid that could be a personification into the modern mentality of greed. Please enjoy.

Greed

Silence is golden

That’s what we need more of

So keep your mouth shut

As it keep raining love

That’s what I said

You don’t have it?

Buy it

Flash a million dollar smile

Sell your soul

And sign for it

As the zeroes keep on going

And your cup is overflowing

It still isn’t enough

But the stacks just keep on growing

With a Midas touch

Make injustice hush

Because the pay is lush

Oh you just can’t get enough

Keep your animals eyes

On the prize

No hindsight

Cause you’ve got to take what you can

No guarantee past this night

Got an iris of green

And an iris of gold

One for the metal in my veins

And the paper in my soul

All I’m saying in conclusion

Is I run with this delusion

Melodies ring on the register

Receipts proof of my confusion

Money makes the world go round

Go round

Got to get the latest digital version

Of the same old sound

It’s so old

It’s so known

You consume

You die cold

Got a gold plated grave

While you wait for fates unknown

Good luck