Sex And Fast Food

Buy and sell 

sex and fast food.

Of note or notorious, 

crimes and demeanor compound the lie.

Easy money easily forgets -

passing fads promise success -

fear opens holes never filled - 

trophies never penetrate pain.

Fast money 

on the bottom line tempts and titillates -

Vulture cronies feast in the lobby,  

getting more of the same for the few.                           

Plutocrats are lionized -

paupers are demonized -

more begets more and "less" is a dirty word 

spoken by empty mouths 

in bread lines and soup kitchens.

Stoke the engine of progress -

stroke the belly of desire -

fabricate a need where none exists -

release and devour -

"excess" is mantra now - 

a meager meditation 

on appetite and defecation.

Cups run over with oil - 

and rivers too.

Credit cards consume - 

casinos comp -                             

lotteries scratch the itch - 

bingo halls call true believers to worship 

at altars where wafer and wine 

become dollars and cents - 

where Wall Street is Mecca and 

the big board is truth.