The
man sits on the bench
In
the sunset near the lake
He
looks at his watch
He
has no interest at all
The
buzzing insects
Slowly
irritating him
But
he lets it go
For
he has no interest
Once
he had everything
Now
he seems lost
He
was too greedy
He
never listened
In
the share market
He
played, won and lost
In
the commodity market
He
hedged, he won and lost
Now
he is a wretched soul
He
lost everything to China Doll
It
was his only excuse
His
family kicked him out good
He
sits on the bench
Watching
the time to go
Nobody
takes pity on him
Old
has taken its toll
Sometimes
he cries
Alone
in the night
Only
God seems to listen
His
only salvation to come
The
lake seems inviting
The
shadows of past souls hide
The
eyes and hands waving
He
knows he can't make a mistake again!
The
life of greed
He
swallowed many in his time
He
forgot about good values
The
compassion and tolerance
He
thought he could live
The
way money could buy
The
successes he achieved
The
crooked ways he played
Years
of his life
He
thought he could
One
day he found
His
greed stole away his wealth
He
was left penniless
Sold
all his assets
His
family members left him
He
was alone to face his life
Now
he realizes his follies
Life
isn't about money
Life
is about deeds and gratitude
Sharing
the burden give a helping hand
He
prays hard on the bench
Eyes
watery appealing for second chance
He
sees the dark lake
The
light finally shines...
The
next morning
He
uses his spare cash
Buy
lottery tickets
He
prays he strikes it
The
day after
He
sees his numbers in print
In
the newsagent's shop
He
cries so happily
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