coal scarred and priceless
they rained down gods hate
on greed and recklessness
bashed into rock and shattered
leaving shards all around
like great heavenly car crashes
feathers littering the ground
this last battle was costly
for it slipped us under the yoke
of bankers and stock brokers
and speculators the new gods
damned are we without angels
for they monitored the guilty
made us feel justice is possible
gave the corrupt reason for honesty
damned are we without angels
they were our only transcendence
now all is derivatives and bonds
and stocks and indexes and debentures
© shaun patrick green 2011
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