We are Greed

He lived in a world of maggots

They infested the world, consumed it

These weren’t regular maggots,

They were smart

He lived to work, like his fathers and mothers before him.

He was taught to love the drink of poison.

Money ran through his veins.

Like a torrent that the flooded everything in its path

Greed was his mistress, cruel, jealous, and bloodthirsty

Slowly strangling his life

Greed lingered like an ember that slowly burnt his soul alive.

His once vibrant, health veins became dry to the touch.

The world around him moved as it always had.

But he could no longer taste the sweet nectar of life.

Alone on his couch, he found no delight in his thoughts

His life was devoured by his beloved mistress

And so with no one looking he felt the cold, familiar pinch of metal on his temple.

And with a quick flick of his mind every thing black

All his world, his mom and dad, his greed

Was gone forever

Blackness consumed him

And the maggot infested world, spun, spun, spun