vast swathes of capital vanish into thin air
stock markets stall
equities are iniquitous
household names bite the dust
the fourth estate licks its lips
coming in for the kill
editors dine out
reporters circle like vultures
diarists bear their hyena fangs
scriptwriters salivate
a whole new industry is born out of misery
the prospering harbingers of doom and gloom
with their tawdry tales of bailiffs and bail-outsbut the scramble to preserve the status quo is in full swing
the servants of the people are hard at work
placating the pleas for 'business as usual'
they talk earnestly of adverse weather conditions
there is much wringing of hands
then they form a chain-gang
to pour buckets of joe taxpayer's hard-earned dough
down the hungry throats of the 'sing when yer winning' bankers
meanwhile
as if screamed from a giant megaphone
the exhortations to 'spend spend spend' grow louder
an incessant hubbub
a din
an incantation
a mantra
"buy this sofa because it's had 600 squid knocked off it
buy something you didn't want in the first place
and get one free
or how about three for a fiver?"
cheap at half the price
buy now
pay later
free peace sweet
life on the never-never
tomorrow never comestomorrow never knows
turn off your mind
relax and float downstream
why worry?
for dorian gray's youthful face never changes
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