August Moon (Rise And Fall) Poem by Arnie Hicks

the torture of heretics
and the burning of witches -
all bets are off on the next episode.

hypocrites and autocrats,
heaven to bribe and hell to pay -
every non-action is a reaction to action.

from wallstreet to your street,
greed's a pretty poison -
a pound of flesh isn't what it was once.

faceless and furious,
the lords and ladies of commerce submit -
slow death under the fluorescents.