CALM Publishing

JEWELS & PROMISES

 

Here’s a little secret for ya –

Would-be mega-star capitalist

A-list influencer

Mogul, C.E.O., Barrister

Titan of Wall Street

Or Don of Sunset Boulevard –

You don’t spend it

You just have it

         With your one body

         Its failings universal

         The frailties, the vacillations

         The genes break down –

         You may have a billion dollars –

         But you will be lucky to walk at 80

         Without the pain

         The bum feels at 2:00 a.m.

         On a cold sidewalk

         Shielded with cardboard

         Even though ensconced in a golden bell

         Overlooking the Bay

         With deliveries on the way –

Still just human

Born to die rich

And where does it go? –

Back to the state from which it came

And to heirs

Too numerous to name.

And then to future capitalists

To sell the inheritors

A piece of old fish –

Encrusted with jewels and promises –

But, what else is new?       

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