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The house of capitalism
The foundation of our society
will Be the base of our demise,
We built this house ourselves
The mortar and the bricks
Are stacks of sick lies.
beginning to collapse ,
The roof cannot hold the weight,
Our existence reaching climax,
Our lives worthless to corrupt corporate states.
interior walls are painted green
Hallways lined with elegant self portraits
All the faces are without eyes
Nothing is worth seeing .
The furniture is new
Though The house smells of decay,
Something inside is rotting
Its the integrity of the house withering away.
Inside the closets
Hang skeletons That once had a conscience ,
Inside the bathrooms
Blood pours from these faucets.
And in the bedrooms
The beds remain un touched
No one has time to sleep,
This is the house of capitalism
And you must earn your keep.
If you do not support this system,
Then youll be just another petty victim.
This is the house of capitalism
And you must pay to stay.
will Be the base of our demise,
We built this house ourselves
The mortar and the bricks
Are stacks of sick lies.
beginning to collapse ,
The roof cannot hold the weight,
Our existence reaching climax,
Our lives worthless to corrupt corporate states.
interior walls are painted green
Hallways lined with elegant self portraits
All the faces are without eyes
Nothing is worth seeing .
The furniture is new
Though The house smells of decay,
Something inside is rotting
Its the integrity of the house withering away.
Inside the closets
Hang skeletons That once had a conscience ,
Inside the bathrooms
Blood pours from these faucets.
And in the bedrooms
The beds remain un touched
No one has time to sleep,
This is the house of capitalism
And you must earn your keep.
If you do not support this system,
Then youll be just another petty victim.
This is the house of capitalism
And you must pay to stay.
Published 13th Mar 2017
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23rd Mar 2017 7:53pm
'And you must pay to stay.'
Very wise truths be told in this piece.
Continue to roar out words of wisdom, dearest Lion. (;
LostGirl
Very wise truths be told in this piece.
Continue to roar out words of wisdom, dearest Lion. (;
LostGirl
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- Edited 28th Mar 2017 11:55am
28th Mar 2017 11:51am
Nice write Leo. It's so true that in the house of capitalism it's 'pay your own way or the highway' & that irritates me too, that 'gotta pay for everything' mentality, especially when we know there are richer people who could pay up & not miss that cash; small change for them. But...we've all gotta pay for it at the end of the day. Some of those rich guys worked very hard to build up their wealth of course, they had drive etc but some inherited it. There's grounds for hypocrisy here though. Us poorer folk are happy to sit back & let our richer peers fund & run everything, partly cos we can't necessarily afford it ourselves, right? With proper socialism, everyone is equal & earning roughly the same money, regardless of ability - but that doesn't seem fair either. CAPITALISM IS FINE IF IT IS WORKING FOR YOU, but when it goes wrong, it's the worst nightmare & system there is. I lost money on shares for example & that is the ultimate cess pit capitalism will deliver.
28th Mar 2017 1:00pm
Damn, sorry for your losses ! Yeah the system has its ups and its down , i believe more so that its the tainted human entities that have corrupted the system . Were a fuckin messed up species and its us that treats each other un fairly . Not a system of democracy . Who the men and women pulling the strings doing the harm .
