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peacekeeper
peacekeeper

Branded

I grew up around people who were really statues; people you spoke to but they never spoke back to you; people who listened to what you had to say; they'd turn around when you finished and tell you...

12 0 448 words
CharlieBarker10
CharlieBarker10

Untitled

From my blog Britishcitizen.blogspot.co.uk Fix the Economy; Understand Capital and Income (Conservatives Don't) (Thanks to EF Schumacher whose ideas in "Small is Beautiful; A Study of Economics as...

0 0 881 words
VikingHorn
VikingHorn

In Gold We Trust

#prayerhands You don't care if I care, Or if my aim is true. All that gets this deal done Is what's in it for you. I don't know what's in your heart, Nor do I care to see.

30 9 103 words
Janflower
Janflower

Scape-goat Song

''Scape-goats for sale, Scape-goats for sale, Prices negotiable, Scape-goats for sale.'' ''They've been worn in, All defiance stamped out. Ambitions. God no!'' He said with a shout.

26 4 123 words
Edhum3
Edhum3

Only Freedom

Only freedom Corporations rise as new faith and religion the power to buy new found opinion. Their salespersons preach and beg for trust, they'll want you blood when your cash ain't enough.

6 0 108 words
overskill
overskill

Reality Poem

Everything must go. Buy to fill the hole, The gaping gap within Your worthless little soul. 'Cause we're just paid, And we just buy, We all stack shelves Until we die. Why. It's simple.

28 1 107 words
MelchiorJ13
MelchiorJ13

Sheep

It's not much fun when you're a sheep, The only noise you make is 'bleat', The shepherds tell you what to do, You follow when the plan's askew.

56 1 82 words
VikingHorn
VikingHorn

God Is Love

"God is Love (and love ain't cheap)" Whisper bishops, pockets deep. "Maybe we can't prove this story, But it's cash that shows His glory." Love is God, so don't lose faith. You deserve a perfect...

36 9 128 words
MelchiorJ13
MelchiorJ13

OBEY

Once, the world was whole and pure, A mystique aura of allure, Without there being FAKE, FAKE, FAKE, When there was give, not TAKE, TAKE, TAKE.

38 5 110 words
MelchiorJ13
MelchiorJ13

Emotionless

Cold eyes, hollow heart, Death still, sharp start, Coin tongue, burnt ice, Lives for the price. Black soul, see through, Sell case, brand new, Cheque book, checkmate, Pawn, rook, estate.

14 5 75 words
Latrodectus
Latrodectus

Tracing The Cracks

This old wooden frame painted in gold cracking and splitting without being told The picture inside Is of a young man An entrepreneur In a suit quite grand His top hat presses Against the frame...

6 0 106 words
TheFuture
TheFuture

Meat

Have you heard. You're part of a herd, You don't see it that way, coz there's money involved, And anyway it's not called a herd, It's a team.

6 0 496 words
Odd
Odd

Price

Penny for your thoughts, Pound for your mumbles. Cash for your inspiration. Cheques for your troubles. Notes for your motives. Change for your cries. You don't have the money today.

42 3 43 words
Yassine
Yassine

Good

We are capitalists We like to compete We must be better in comparison, show them defeat We like to observe things crumble Help others only "if it's in our best interest" We strive for greatness,...

6 1 157 words
DuRoLuRo
DuRoLuRo

Warlord

Do you see my bloody hands. Do you see my trigger happy frown. Do you see my shaking hand. Do you feel my breath, see my crown. I sail on a river of warm red blood. I make profit from the flood.

24 0 185 words
crowncottage
crowncottage

Miracle at McDonalds

MIRACLE AT McDONALDS THE FACE OF CHRIST ON A SLICE OF TOAST MINUS THE FATHER AND HOLY GHOST. DREW E.BAY BIDS FROM COAST TO COAST. THE FACE OF CHRIST – ON A PIECE OF TOAST.

70 17 172 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

MON£Y WORLD.

I see millions of adverts, Every single day, Gracing tips of skyscrapers, Plastering the subway. Shameless advertising, To rope me in, to keep, Pages down the street ways, Posters: heap upon heap.

28 4 126 words
milkeyedmender
milkeyedmender

Bank's Atrocity, Maybe

Go get some posture, son No one's going to teach you how to get one They will bury their money hands too deep in you And they will sell you short for a penny too few You think you'll be remembered...

32 5 70 words
Gueira
Gueira

Individuality And The Consumer Society

Sell, sell and sell. This is the law of capitalism that governs the globalized world.

0 0 323 words
blindmuggy
blindmuggy

Moetry

Hole in the wall. A hole in the wall and not much else. Except that inside it the world goes round. The right combination of digits and card. It'll let you in and give out your heart.

6 3 314 words
seablue73
seablue73

Chief The Second

They bought him back from the dead Minton socks we need they said Were running out of plastic things And shiny coloured plastic rings To sell to people every day They need the plastic so they say...

8 2 149 words
sheriffof0
sheriffof0

Diet Of Riot

A steady diet of shit You think don't hurt a bit 'Til all those tv calories Have turned your brain into cheese Just a neat commercial wheeze To keep you on your knees So when the rioters turn up You...

22 1 380 words