playing the game for money

it’s true.
   i’m playing the game for
      money.      i’ve opted for
greed.

why in the hell
   should i make more than a
garbageman?

was i any more
   loved by my
mom?

fair or un
   fair, capital
      ism has its way with
   harming our
hearts.

having too
   much is a
      comfortable
obssession.

some people be
   lieve they’re
      genuinely un
equal––

   they do not un
      derstand the mir
   aculousness of their
blessings.

i’ve sold out for
   cash, however much
      i give away

   (st. francis forgive
me).   

i count my
   wealth in fear of
      corporate
   betrayals or stupidities

   & fated ill

      health (may
   Christ preserve
me).

dear God, thank
   you for the house, the
      heat & the sacred hot
water...

   let me be
      grateful, grateful,
   grateful for this

   rich life, as precious
      as sun
   light...

   & for far more blessings
      than i could ever ac
   knowledge or imagine...

   & especially
      for the golden
   heart i exist to
share.