Rich and Famous

They think, like dolphins or elephants they're so smart, And like goats they behave rather intelligent; They think by riches they can get everything bought, Even the rarest of rare gems of great elegance... I had once, by error, conceived such a concept, Started wielding, like kings, the scepter of power; Over the rules and laws, I could get my conquest, Even on the state treasury, I could tower... I walked, talked, smiled, laughed, and as a kangaroo leaped Ate, drank, made merry, and often celebrated; Though around my mansions the poor like large rags heaped, I went as though nothing to be cogitated... It's then when once like the sun I peeped within me, I could find vacuums with darkness flirting in; I eat but feel no strength; my laugh has no true glee, Like the dark clouds, glooms, within me, have made their inn... The poor, needy, homeless - all I see so happy, Like birds of the air and fish of the sea they flow; It's hence I ask me like a prodigal hippy, Losing my simplicity how far shall I go? 01 July 2021