grow in greed

greed
is a lesion
on the face
for that which
humanity
has ever strove.

it is an infection
that has kept us back
for the entirety of
our existence.

it has allowed us
to kill,
to demean,
and to destroy
whatever hope there
ever was for an enlightened
view,
for the betterment of the species,
for but a chance to grow beyond
the confusion of our own skin.

girls like boys
with pretty toys,
flaunting what they have
to make pretty babies
who will grow up
to do much the same thing.

want more.
strive for more.
demand more
for giving less.
it is our special sickness
with humanity as it's only cure,
and in that we are destined for
infection.