Can’t be kind or sentimental
dressed up in our power suit
we must display ‘metal mettle’
empowered to act the brute
Focus on what’s at stake:
To make profits shine
grabbing all we can take
boosts the bottom line!
Swimming with opportunity
while prodded by peer pressure
who can pretend immunity
from turning rabid thresher?
But beware! The greed on Wall Street
is the greed in our own heart
So as we darkly scheme & cheat
ain’t no excuse blame we’re smart
Face when poorly we pay heed
(restraint of course, we dread)
that a heart consumed by greed
won’t stand us in good stead!