The Root of All Evil

For the money contest...

Who am I? I'll throw you a hint,

Small, crisp note, accompanies lint,

Something like a genie when spent,

Nice jewelry, next month's rent,

Multitudes of wishes fulfilled,

Need protection? How about cold steel?

 

Still not ringing any bells?

 

Well, I am the shadow of dreams,

Provider of life and death,

Every breath of my scent, similar to a hit of meth.

Landed many a men in a realm of avarice,

Have and have nots? Oh, you don't know the half of it,

They yearn for my touch; like cold lips, reminisce the last kiss,

 

Atop every ladder of prosperity, the utmost rung,

Yet still lurking underground, six feet; old, but so young,

Darker and colder than the ninth circle, yet brighter than the sun.

Man's most intimate mate, call me his inanimate wife,

The facilitator of his happiness and pride, and his pain and strife,

Unlocked his generosites, and his inner demons, I control his life.

 

Jog any memories?

 

No? Okay, here comes another clue,

Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Benjamin, just to name a few.

Put me close to your heart, or at the bottom of your shoe,

It matters not; my physical stance, because, in all truth,

I am your mentality. That's right, I control you, too.

Avarice, Greed, and Gluttony are the fruits; I am the root.

 

I am Money, nice to meet you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

I know the flow and rhyme schemes are off, but I listen to music when I write, and I kept switching beats.

Reviews

[wordaddict]

Great metaphor and very slick writing.Been to the noose,but never knew anyone from Goldsboro
Always great to read fellow NC writers

[Christina May Shanaberg]

Money has a nasty way of turning good people into monsters. I like enough to get by; everyone else can have all of the rest. I really liked the way that you wrote this piece!

[The Cute 1]

this is hott i like this

[SweetPeachesAlways]

Oh snap! I love this! You definitely captured the very essence of that most evil of all things -

All hail the almighty buck
We might say we don't give a f*ck
But that's not true,
and I'll give you a clue
about what it feels like to be stuck.

The rent's due, Sam's hand is out
My sweetie's crying, baby, please don't shout
Can't find a job, ain't got no food
every day I'm closer to an attitude.

Money will fix it, so they say
"Just hang in there until payday"
Borrow a little, steal a lot?
So much to do with how little I got.

Christmas is coming, tis the season!
One more Almighty Buck reason
to give it up, to lay it down
for the man in red ain't no clown.
ALL HAIL THE ALMIGHTY BUCK.

[TTBoy28]

I don't know how I missed this one from you! Amazing, smart, clever-- all really meaning different things. You did a cool thing with this one! Although the title says it all, you provided much more.

[Thecreekdontrise]

Imagery was great (:
it gave me a smile, I like how you give hints, and those hints are well planed out

Thanks

[Smooth J-cool]

I love this. I got it right off the bat but still good use of imagery

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Good job in your writing about the misuse of a necessary thing in our lives today..The love of money is the root of all evil..People are to be loved, cared for, understood, helped and money is to be used ..Definitely not people..Enjoyed reading your work..Sunflower

[Taylor H.]

I'm making up for reviews I haven't returned. So you may get a few from me depending :). OK, this was a great poem. Sounds like a rap, you're very talented. I would fix the beat but other than that, this was really good. Keep it up!

[Holly O'Brien]

Nice one...the words all come together to form the big fat truth! I like the way you flow...good style ;)