Thoughts on the Imminent Erection of a Statue In Celebration of a Billionaire in His Hometown
He won’t be liked beyond his death,Nor thought of as a friend,He sanctions those his firms employAnd denies them dividends.He could have paid for researchInto climate change or cancer,Instead he shot off into spaceLeaving poverty and rancour.He won’t accept an afterlife -Too big for cheap salvation!Dirt will strip his jaundiced bonesAnd time his reputation.
On the Passing of a Billionaire
He made the daily obits,A life deprived of friends;Shareholders not workersReaped all the dividends. His family made its fortuneFrom gold in foreign mud;Locals found out quickly,Where there's greed, there's blood.He wouldn't pay for researchInto climate change or cancer;Charity was weakness,His ego fed off rancour. He couldn’t bear an afterlife - Who wants cheap salvation?Dirt will strip his j...