Wall Street Lover

You lied to them
Selling them lemon dreams of happiness
Wrapped in green paper promises of security, wealth, independence and freedom

You successfully seduced them all
With all of your deceptively beguiling wiles

Fickle lover
You allowed some of them unlimited access to your charms
Others, you only gave a stingy sample
A sample that only served to intensify the hunger
Still others, you only allowed a glimpse of your naked promise

Tawdry tease
The glimpse only made them yearn the more
The sample only made them strive that much harder
To bring about the fruition of desires you never intended to fulfill

Those with free access found out too late that it wasn't really free
They had sold their souls for a dream

How many licks does it take to offend?
How many dollars must one spend?
How many rules must one bend?
How many crooked politicians must one defend?
How many ethics must one amend to transcend this treacherous activity that has us suspended in this state between heaven and hell?

Salacious siren
Those who aren't deafened by your pecuniary pleas
Who aren't blind to the fine print
Clearly see the writing on the wall
Know it's time for you to fall

You spread a disease from which so many must recover
But that's what they get from taking on such a whorish lover...© All Textual Rights Reserved by Kristiana Bennett