bogeymen

these are the
   nightmare men

the humanids that rule from the
   shadow side of their
   egos
   that sleep in the
   counting house of greed.

these are the lords of
   self-interest who are fingering
   your life & wife & well-being
   legally for now, but not
necessarily tomorrow.

they got to the top by
   pushing & shoving
   they’ll stay there any way they
can.

these are the boys with the big
   ideas, who work with the big
   #s where people aren’t part of the
equation.

is stockprice really god?

   ... & if sacrifice is demanded,
   then, what? ...then, whom?

the forces are so high & wild that
   history will have its
sway.

if the short term were forever, then
   this would be the perfect
scenario

if money could talk,
   it would say, “i love
you”

if human trust meant nothing,
   no one would be
betrayed.

if bogeymen can really
   see the future then
   all is
well.