Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Verse

Pirate Eyes of False Profits

They love to sell into the dark end,
where covetous souls
plunge to the bottomless debt deep

Parrot voice chirps got the suicidal siren blasting:
Saying a lifestyle of surfeiting
is an overdrawn bank account pleasure drowning

Pirate eyes cast a silver tongue hook
of bait-and-switch repo 
to the blue wails

Underwater mortgage
from a pirate lending shark loan
cause the cash minnows to prey groan

Heavy is the dropped credit anchor pain,
sinking life savings ... 
Treasure chest safety net 
401k disappearing

Another black pirate patch 
cast a hollow gaze
False profits on the rise,
usury rescue in pocket tearing decline

Pirate eyes wink leviathan; 
spearing desperate, money hungry short fins
at the bottom feeder end

Purse plunderers sale on the pirate flag 
wavy death tide ...
Peering into the empty wallet
abyss dark
Where all false profits
foggy deceit hide

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James Edward Lee Sr. March 1, 2019 at 11:48 AM Passionate, brilliance and strong verse.. Once again master of your craft of the "Weary Soul".. James

Lunita Blanca February 28, 2019 at 5:29 PM Many people who protest that they are putting all their cards on the table usually put them there face down.

Swetha Vangaveti February 26, 2019 at 8:10 AM Beautifully written :)