Payout

 

Payout

 

I make my obeisance

In the Church of the Felonious Infidelity,

That I may be accorded some crumbs,

And pocket change.

 

Give unto me thy crypto scheme,

That I may sip the electronic essence,

And writhe in ecstatic agony,

With the release of the Quarterly Report.

 

O what exquisite torment!

May my earnings abound!

May coal-fired energies be expended!

May the air clog with my gainful returns!

 

O Mammon! I call to thee!

Mayest thou bless me with untaxable lucre!

Give unto me proceeds oily!

That I may buy an apartment where the air is cleaner.

 

Thus do I prostrate myself before the corporate altar,

A willing acolyte to soiled reward,

If it mean

An invitation into the occasional limousine.

 

Wouldst that thou would remove

What remains of my conscience,

That I might revel in prideful payoff,

And think myself a better class of person.

 

Therefore grant unto me a greater net profit

Than the guy next door,

That I may have a newer automobile,

Than his scurvy ass.

 

Cliff Lake 11/15/2024

Copyright © Clifford Lake 2024

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