Sermon From the Penthouse ~ OpenLinkNight

Good people of the free Americas

I stand before you as a man…a simple man

who has used the tools provided by your great countries

to get me to where I am today.

I apologize if my foot landed a little heavy when I stepped on your toes,

climbed your back with claws digging

and used your head as a spring board to the higher rungs.

Know that it was not done in malice

rather, I simply forgot for a moment you were there.

Know that it was only through YOUR trust in me

that I could do this.

For that trust, I will be forever grateful,

no matter how easy it was to earn.

When my best friends and I decided this was the role for me

well, it was all over wasn’t it…but still

rather than spitting on the flags you like to fly

we threw the party, lit up the night sky

all in celebration of your right to decide

who will lead you to your future.

All in the name of…me! Ha! I love this world!

So while your children may go to bed a little hungrier at night

while we use your money to pay for the balloons

and mine collects interest that would put your meager salary to shame

know that you’re suffering in order to make a better world.

Your children will be okay…we can’t have them running around chunky and happy

that’s just a cause for bad press.

Stupid and skinny buys more sympathy

And better luck at the good will.

And aren’t you relieved I got you out from under that mortgage payment?

We all know a house is not a home...

A one bedroom basement apartment, well

who couldn’t afford that?

So while I stabilize the markets

just sit back and count your blessings.

I’ll soon be in a position to free up your money.

Give it back to you to make some more for me

and we can continue our plan TOGETHER

to work towards becoming the place to be…

And maybe even do that reno

my lake house so desperately needs.

It's OpenLinkNight and we've got Joy (aka @Hedge_witch) behind the bar with poetry on tap! Link up gets underway at 3pm EST.  See you at dVersePoets!