Greed’s Sake
Public declaration that you plan to sue?
Why do you announce it, Mister Well-to-do?
Are you offering peace, do you need the hype?
Is that just an invitation for a bribe?
Could it be a cry for help? Have you lost your way?
Maybe you want to achieve media fame?
Filing a claim’s a cinch. No need to be smart
Where’s your pride Mister, settling out of court?
What a greedy bunch of humans we’ve become
When will politicians see that they’ve succumbed?
When will business giants admit they don’t care?
…When we break off our delusions of grandeur?
Copyright © 2021 by Matt Antis. Originally published in Poet’s Guild’s Poem-A-Week on February 6, 2021, by Ink Jot Kingdom.