A Question of Conscience (74)

A Question of Conscience (74)

1

The power to make money

Gives us comfort I believe

What a pity that so many

Have to borrow and to thieve

There is endless competition

For those plotting to succeed

So what kind of people are we

If we fail to deal with greed?

2

How many years of study

On route for a good degree

Leading to okay employment

And not abject poverty

Let me now sidestep the married

That have many mouths to feed

So what kind of people are we

If we fail to deal with greed?

Chorus

I am weary of excuses

That the greedy often make

As they dish out to the needy

A few crumbs and not the cake

So how about it, rich and wealthy

Why be mean for heaven’s sake?

It’s as if you want the poorest

To be dumped into a lake

3

We all need a little money

Do we ‘sell-out’ to get there?

So our landlord will be genial

And nothing like a grizzly bear

If by now we have some children

Love and care is what they need

So what kind of people are we

If we fail to deal with greed?

4

Looking far into the future

Maybe robots will hold sway

With contempt for Mr Luddite

Who might start a small foray

I suppose the usual wealthy

Will grow richer, yes indeed

As they deal with Mr Luddite

And encourage human greed

Chorus

I am weary of excuses

That the greedy often make

As they dish out to the needy

A few crumbs and not the cake

So how about it, rich and wealthy

Why be mean for heaven’s sake?

It’s as if you want the poorest

To be dumped into a lake

 

The End

© Frankie Espirit