Money’s Blessings Poem by Christopher Cariad

Money came to me
and said she could save the world.
She said she had what it takes
to bring light in a dark land.
She said if I had her
she could end my hunger
and heal my sick.
She said if I used her
she could build a house
and fill it with bliss.
She said she was the light
within all this darkness.
But all she naturally did
was destroy us.
We hoarded her away
to keep her safe.
Built bombs and weapons
to keep others away.
Killed those that tried to survive
and stole just to feed their lives.
Brought the world to destruction
just for her satisfaction.
For money, she wants to be
the one we look to for salvation.