A Poet's Journey

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The Dark Call of Greed

The Dark Call of Greed

Crushing people with unbridled capitalism

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Bob Metivier
Apr 30, 2022
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A Poet's Journey
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The Dark Call of Greed
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A dollar sign written on night wet window glass close-up By z1b. Adobe Stock licensed.


Dark
Calls to
Night
Curses
Any light
Breaking
Into dawn
New life
Beginning
Its enemy
Driving it forward
Wanton contempt
For the innocent
It sows its deadly seeds
Gluttony, envy
Insatiable greed
Stealing what it does not earn
Cheating unsuspecting
The poor and the unwary
Manipulating…

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