Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. ~Erich Fromm.
Founded away, I hear the coins as they rattle Once loud, once faint, To Whom do they matter? The moment I trusted, The time now; I can hardly see. For the questioner, I am.. Least it be me Forever.. coins above.. I hear their constant rattle Knowing not my unjust battle. Mercy, forgotten, Time will tell The fat bellies that walk above.. Dust falls in bellows. Hidden, forgotten. Time now eaten, raw, and rotten. I stare at my face. I know not who is me. From Weeping walls swallow The rattling coins of gold, silver, and copper. The unfortunate that followed Little do I sleep.. I imagine the clock that rings.. Hour by Hour I ponder those which came before me? Scratches on walls, wishes go unanswered With Words I tell tales An unopened cancer. And To Those that came before me.. My mind wanders. Which chapter did they see??.. Hidden, and forgotten, An unwanted calling What fate did you receive? May this be then my fate? The many scars now long forgotten. I lift my head.. A withered task. My lips whisper,.. as they ask "Is it now me, which wears this mask?" I still hear the rustling, The clamouring of the hell into which I am fallen Memories fade into crooked shades, The rusty clock turns, with its unsharpened blades Betrayed, I weep As the world quietly sleeps. I laugh at the dawn. Time, but yet a drawing.. It is not ours to keep The Poisoned Coins rattle, As does the turn of the screw. As I write this chapter, that now lies before you.. And for those whose feet walk freely Those mountains you have climbed No matter how great, nor high Should I tell you one last lie? Lips move, but do not tell. To your delight..? This be my hell! Heed not, if my words astound you Golden bars turned to rust. I sketch these words Should you never trust The worthless price, of the coins which rattle Hidden away, in my cell A Price unpaid This I dare, My final battle.
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