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Juno Dec 2020
Silver rings
lined with gold.
High heeled boots,
fancy coat.
It seems that you have everything but i know it can’t be true.

Brand new phone;
shiny case.
House such a
dreamy place.
I turn away and act like i’m not so jealous of you.

I’ve been content in my small home.
My few possessions, outdated phone.
But to compare our lives is strange to me;
your brand clothes and my hand-me-down hoodie.
I just hope you’re aware of your money.
Max Neumann Dec 2020
sweaty forehead, a gory past
wildly glowing eyes of oblivion
shivering hands, sirens, bars
freedom, imprisonment, razor blades

peru, coca farmers, chemicals
smuggler channels, route 36
franklin's face on crumpled-up paper
rattling coins, benjamins, stacks

gotta make it or take it
gotta sell or abuse it
flashing louis, abundant future
sweaty forehead, ****** present

biker chapters, brothers, funerals
tommy hauled jim's coffin
rick carried tommy to his grave
cut-offs, gats, one call: ******

despair, hatred, vengeance, omerta
mortals remain silent, angels don't
rain of blood, a puddle of codes
turf, plots, streets, blocks, gangs

cults **** cultures, weapons replace
shelter in a group home; the stabbing
"shaun got heart, he a furious one --
can use dat dude, pay him up"

black, white, african-american, chechens
territories of unspoken laws
intimidated witnesses, gay mobsters
lured teenagers, deadly magic of power

the old ones impress the new ones
newbies will turn into soldiers
**** or get killed; headshots of fear
numbers on the forehead, blueish

unwritten are the rules of some
bribed politicians, skippers, knockos
the one who wets, will be wetted
others prefer the clarity of faith

organized crime, rats and kingpins
multilevel marketing, elevators
glass towers, late and secret meetings
route 36, the white magic of death

it's all in the game


"The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life.
Your memories, your attachments, they burn 'em all away. But they're not punishing you, they say. They freeing yourself.

Relax."

(Quote from the film "Jacob's Ladder")
https://youtu.be/dqegVgz0oUc
Big Virge Dec 2020
So Who’s The HARDEST... ?!?
And Who’s The Smartest... ?!?

And Who HITS Those TARGETS...
Where... Profit Margins...
Get Careers STARTED... ?!?

WITHOUT Having To BARGAIN...
Like A WINGLESS Starling... !!!

I’m ONLY Really NOW Starting...
To See How DARKNESS...
... RULES The Markets... !!!

of Those Now CLAIMING...
To Be The... HARDEST... !!!

From Sport To ****...
To Who Runs FASTEST... ?!?

It Seems That What’s POOR...
Is What People... ADORE... ?!?

So As I Said It’s... ******...
Who Keep Getting Applause... !?!

From **** Now Born...
From The HARDEST Dark *****... !!!

Splitting MORE Than White Lips... !!!

To The Type of Shows...
Where The HARDEST Jokes...
Get To Be WELL KNOWN...
And Earn REAL HARD Dough... !!!

So YES... You’ve Guessed...
That What This Poem Suggests...

Is That The Word HARDEST...
In This Case Means The BEST... !!!

Or In The Case of ***... !!!
It Means The BIGGEST *****...
With The Length And Breadth...
That Girlies... CAN’T Resist...

Because of HOW WET...
Their ******* Get...
When They Let Them In... !!!

It’s A FUNNY Old Thing...
How A Word Can SWING...
And Link To Different Things...

Like The HARDEST Lyrics...
From A REAL LYRICIST... !!!

That’s RIGHT Like..... ME..... !!!

NOT Quite... “ LEGENDARY “...

But In The End Folks Will SEE...
That Big Virge Has Written...
Some TRULY HARD POETRY... !!!

That Deals In TRUTH And REALITY...

So Is FILLED With Visions...
That Are PRESCRIPTIONS...
To Which Folks Should Listen...
  
Because of The WISDOM...
That Is Shown Within Em’... !!!

Built From DEEP Thinking...
Like The HARDEST VILLAIN... !!!

Who Wants To See The SYSTEM...
Be What IS... “IMPRISONED”...
In The HARDEST Prison... !!!
That Is... UNFORGIVING...

of The HARDEST RACISM...
And Forms of DIVISION... !!!

That’s Been MORE Than SCRIPTED... !!!
Because It’s What’s DRIVEN...

What Is NOW In Vision...
... WEAKENED Markets...
Protests CHARGING... !!!!

And MUCH MORE DARKNESS... !!!

Than There Is Folks LAUGHING... !!!

Well Me I’m STILL MOVING...
Just Like Those TARGETS... !!!

With Wordplay PROVING...
That... What I Design...
In Words That I Rhyme...

Is......
... UNDOUBTABLY ARDENT...
Just Like A Bugs Varmint... !!!

They May NOT Be The SMARTEST... ?!?

But Are Those of An ARTIST...
Whose Art Is WAY PAST...

Those Who Are CLAIMING...

To Be The...

.... “ HARDEST “.... !!!
It seems that many are now making the claim !

However, who are just names being called, and who REALLY are, The CHOSEN ... ?
Kevin Hayes Dec 2020
Round n round
this earth

Putting flags in the ground
never enough work

When you gotta get it now
only thing that’s certain
is my mind on money piles
and my heart left deserted

Because this climb gets pretty wild
but at least when they close my curtain
and I float up to the clouds.

My love will have a purpose
several generations down.
Henrie Diosa Dec 2020
it is things we need to live that need our money
that our toil is multiplying every turn.
tell me you, what is the point of having bosses
if they do not give the workers what they earn?

do not work to fill the pockets of your bosses
for who sets the catch around here, sets the cost
tell me you, what is the point of having money
if it only means our stolen labour lost?

tell me you, what is the point of having borders?
who can tell me how much earth and sky they own?
tell me you, what is the point of hoarding treasure
when you cannot, lonesome, eat all you have grown?

by tomorrow, or tomorrow, we’ll be ready
all the people will be free, or they’ll be dead
we will ration out the milk of human kindness
and we’ll grind the bones of billionaires for bread
RICHES

Riches isn't
all about  materialization.

Richness is
lifestyle
and divine.

The
most
valuable thangs are invisible to the naked eye.

Richness springs♨ from the heart of the mind.

Money make possible thangs, it doesn't make thangs possible.

But optimism creates possibility.

#c9_fm
MONEY

Money Is More Like The evidence of Existences. It's The Sweetness of life. Life Journey They Say And Money Fuels It, On Time's Vehicle.
#c9_fm
Satvik gupta Dec 2020
| Time is the money that I will spend on you |
Richie Rich  :  say no more bruh !
shiny ‘vette
velvet walls
noontime cabaret

passing by, bye

cigarette
cell phone calls
boot mark to the face

push and pull
take the cake
climb to the top!

rise at the top!

wallet’s fat
bank account swells
now some time to wait

nice and full
got it made
winding the clock!

(winding the clock!)

scratching backs
fingernails smell
now i'm turning grey

take my dime,
not my time

what was that?
slot machine bells
not for me today

or any day

one more sip
of lemonade
when will it stop?

when will it stop?
when will it stop?
when will it stop?

when will it?
Lyrics for small jazz ensemble & voice.
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