Filthy Is the Color Of



Some got a pathological need,
a dirty obsession for that coffin wallpaper
They wrapped themselves in the black widow veil
of murderous deceit
For what?
To taste the yellow snow 
of an unclean life   insurance policy,
a crimson crypt guarantee
They’re willing to scarlet signature go
to the pit of perdition below
With the gnashing of their plaque teeth,
their lying gangrene gums
have a bottomless covetous bleed

Oh how filthy is the color of greed!

Their gain green ways
is dirty money laundry madness
A purple reign whitewash rinse
is obscenely falling at a Faustian pace
The prince of this world
got them brown nose benders,
those bloodhound coin sniffers,
on a silver urn lucre loco motive chase

But the code blue folly of it all,
the gold digger worms 
do-do come to a flatline crawl

And that dollar bill cadaver feed
is a pink ink lip lust envy
for violet dye poison ivy —  
A sin dung beetle sordid concede

Oh how filthy is the color of greed!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Faulkner Avatar
October 26, 2019 at 4:03 PM
Yes, greed can be as filthy as a dung beetle - you. have such a passionate pen, Freddie!
Perrin Avatar
October 20, 2019 at 12:25 PM
This is fabulous and so clever! And fantastic write Freddie :-) x
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