Greed in deed

He who takes with fire,

Greed shall be his water,

An eternal third, the world engripped

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Consumed in a madness that shall consume the man

Greed is good, and lo it is terrible

The greed of man shall become its own parable,

Wanter, want, want but never need.

Building altars to the great god Greed.

Unfortunately due to the shortness of this poem I was unable to post it without this note as RoyalRoad is not exactly built for a poetry archive. I fear that this note may become a common sight after each poem though I should at least be thankful I haven't written much in the way of Haiku.