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Money licks its lips A fervour without bound it rips Feeding on the rich with etiquette and poise The middle classes swallowed with grumbled noise And screaming poor not even savoured From a beast thats never laboured The earth lays daily a new tablecloth For the feast where all humanity is lost

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 5/13/2018 6:37:00 PM
Great poem Christopher. I love the metaphors and the figurative language. Nicely done. -Paulina
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Christopher Quigley
Date: 5/15/2018 11:25:00 AM
Thank you

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