A minimal loss Lack of investment Un-just? Numbers - as great as possible Under the line with one word inscribed: "GAIN" But, As in physics energy cannot be multiplied What someone gains has to be lost For one cannot multiply "materia(l)" Printing more money makes it lose its worth The poor bleed more to survive And feed the vampires of profit We went to sleep at the edge of an era - illusion called "progress" Believing in technology Awakening in a Brave New World Full of glitter and gold Globalization - a dream Dressed in democracy's Utopia Maybe for some Maybe for some A nightmare
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"Invest!" they say And so did I Go to the next palace of mammon "One shall choose something valuable" they said But sneering came back "Ethics" I said Giving not just my money, but love and compassion To the oppressed The ones who had less Not sulking in self-pity But having no other possibility Fair Trade They sneered at me because they couldn't see How someone can buy not the cheapest goods Now, I don't call these "goods" but "bads” Invest in education Respect is my money Understanding is my profit And love - my interest rate
