Poems by Rose

Capitalism

Like a lifeless machine,
l am a slave
To society nurtured by Greed,
Whose limitless power is fueled
By countless wealth
Through our collective sweat and blood;
He blinds us with false dreams
Of upward mobility for all,
Only to be woken up
By his screeching spy Clock,
Whose omniscient face invades
All aspects of our limited lives;
Try as we may to escape
By migrating to what once was haven,
Greed's claws transformed the sacred place
Into its mirror image,
Luring more unsuspecting victims
And transforming them
Into lifeless machines.

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