Street Cred

"It's no surprise that the Romney campaign is raising money from Wall Street by saying they want to repeal consumer protections and allow Wall Street to write its own rules," Ben LaBolt
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if

in a world of ignorance,

if in the meantime was just between

would there be old moments of bliss,

would every breakdown of a minor world

have come to this

if ignorance was bliss, would

a presidential hope be tempted

to step-in-time

for Street cred,

would you get what you missed,

would the sky of your face still shine as blue

would the rain of your face still be as mist,

would a holy man mix the message of peace,

with the essence of piss

or tempt the untamed hand

into a fist

if ignorance was bliss,

would you act on this

with the aim of a righteous mind

that won't miss,

or take too long to ponder it,

for these demons are smart

and if ignorance is bliss

all of life will twist like taffy

round the law of the land, and

jolly roger will be laughing his ass off

crazy while the poor get poorer,

and the destitute miss

the tender kisses of a fall season for fear

of the bitter coming winter,

and the worrying of widows and elders and kids

is just so wrong,

for in and of the ignorance

there is a sumo to-do list,

and screaming know-it-all prophets for profit,

and pennies from heaven given to them

from the empty hands

of a DOA middle class,

hoarding cash in bloated banks

with the NYSE blaring at a cost to you and me

from high-dollar wholesale HDTVs

yea, that's it, if ignorance was bliss,

wall street would be rich...

oh wait..

it is.

© Arkay Evans 2011