When Fear and Greed Start Dating

When fear and greed start dating,
We know we are in trouble,
As we seek to double most things we don't need,
And triple the time we take to feed,
When we no longer fear being greedy,
And happily, ignore others more needy.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Vangaveti Avatar
April 6, 2019 at 7:36 AM
Great write :)
Smith Avatar
April 7, 2019 at 5:44 AM
Thank you. Your comment means a lot. Regards David in NZ
Rose  Avatar
April 6, 2019 at 4:59 AM
We need to stop the greed and give it more generosity feed. The rest we can weed. Love your poetry today, have a wonderful day dear poet .
Smith Avatar
April 7, 2019 at 5:44 AM
Thank you so much. means a lot to me. Regards David in NZ
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