364 - Money has bought us comfort, bought us ease

Money has bought us comfort, bought us ease,
It’s bought us many things that we don’t need,
It’s bought long life and freedom from disease,
Our independence, insatiable greed.
The trough tastes good, so stick snout in and feed,
And make sure that your snout keeps others out,
Or else it might be them, not you, who’ll breed,
And you wouldn’t want that, so get real stout.
We’re programmed to be selfish, there’s no doubt,
But are the strongest still on the increase?
Selfish by nature, nature’s law they heed,
But condoms kill their seeds before they sprout.
Meanwhile, the poor propagate our species,
Though treated by the gardeners as weed.
Mon 3 Sep 2007