Its Always the Money
ITS ALWAYS THE MONEY
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
It’s always the money I’m saddened to say
Put your hand in someone’s pocket its time to pay
When it’s not the money, it’s a crusade
Or revenge for a crime that was never paid
Or a psycho that’s totally unhinged
Who thinks his rights have been mismanaged or infringed?
The aforementioned groups are a paltry fraction
All the other cases have a financial attraction
Two men go in business as lifelong friends
When the money rolls in the friendship ends
One’s wife will tell her spouse why do you share
Your partner never works, he’s seldom there
And when he’s there, you make all the decisions
The sharing of profits needs immediate revisions
That’s the beginning and there’ll be no recovery
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The old Scotsman took his last gasp and passed away
Dozens of heirs arrived on testament reading day
None ever cared , knew or met the old guy
But they’re here for their entitled piece of the pie
It’s not hard to tell if some are legit or albacores
The Asians and blacks are quickly ushered outdoors
They should be embarrassed yet most think it’s funny
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Henry was ugly and had little going for him
Bought a lottery ticket, his chances were slim
Much to his surprise he was the only one to win
Next day his house was flooded with women and kin
Everyone had a story for Henry to digest
All had a gold mine opportunity for him to invest
He had new friends and family that suddenly appeared
But when the money ran out they all disappeared
He has less now than before the gals called him honey
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It’s always the money (2)
Those two brothers were always together
From a rich family it was always fair weather
But as they aged their tastes overtook common sense
New cars exotic trips and women ran up the expense
They plead for their allowances to be on the rise
That didn’t happen they planned their parents demise
They concocted a story they carefully spread
Their parents were discovered both shot in the head
It’s a ironic you’re murdered by someone you called sonny
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Old Tom and that buffoon he called a wife
Really strapped living on the edge of the knife
They had no assets and lacked imagination
They had no jobs or other funnel of compensation
They planned an accident to claim quick cash
Left a car on the tracks anticipating a crash
The train moved faster than had been expected
Poor old Tom in an arc was violently ejected
The buffoon lonely and sad now has only a reverie
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My country is the bastion of liberty
We herald the theme of peace and unity
We opened our doors to the poor and neglected
We let them scale the fence where it’s unprotected
Other nations are brutal uncaring and feeble
They fight each other killing their own people
We dare not interfere we never take a position
We’ll supply weapons to an ally or opposition
Our defense contractors can tool up in a hurry
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Money is not evil but the lusting will be
The want for money leads to crimes of the nth degree
Parents murder their children to amass treasure
Children murder their parents to pay for pleasure
The first question in a crime is “who tends to prosper”
That usually casts suspicion to one name on the roster
It was the lust for money that caused this felony
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Copyright © John Arribas | Year Posted 2016
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