When Greed
First took his stand
To take what was not rightly his,
He unleashed upon this world
A wayward bent
That has wooed the foolish
Ever since.
They think they have found
in his example the proper way of life.
And being busy with acquisition,
They shut their eyes to all else–
Except, perhaps, when Greed bites them anew
Through the teeth of another infected soul.
And then it’s not so good for them as before.
But even so,
The allure of gain still promises to fill
What it hasn’t filled yet,
And their many wounds do not break them
Of wounding others.
And thus the dastard’s empty ways live on,
Menace that they are upon this world–
Even as Greed himself stands imprisoned in the eternal flames.
And still, they go his way who had chosen his way.
