Not a poem, just a quote from a song called "The Tower" from the band "Vulture Industries", which I love, and that I think somehow describes the way we live nowadays as a satire.
Rule number 1: Each man is what he owns Whether or not one truly exists is a question of having things Rule number 2: Things have purpose while the only purpose of flesh is to possess them Rule number 3: What one does not possess it is mandatory to land Rule number 4: The bond is the marrow of your bones Rule number 5: Debt is inherent and the birthright of the young