Sagas, myths and lessons, are as aged, as creation of old
The inordinate human penchant and lust for gold
Glimmering, glittering glistening, glowing and prized
Bewitching, numbing the conscience and blinding the eye.
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Multitudes sell their eternal, priceless, precious souls
Hapless legions forced into savage resource- wars, untold
Myriad others, worship at the altar of their golden calves
Fellow-travellers on a dehumanising trail that mocks, corrupts, and starves.
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Depraved, thuggish, political leaders shamelessly strut, pimp their stuff
Not unlike down-and-out, street corner prostitutes, in the grime and rough
The public figures forgo any vestiges of morality, honesty and decency
For power, renown, and golden paper-currency.
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'Plate sin with gold and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks,' sayeth Shakespeare
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