Who are we if we are nothing... <br />If reason stands a chance against no chance <br />But opportunity still presents a face <br />And blithely we appreciate, such fate, and chance and grace... <br /> <br /> <br />The grace bestowed upon the powerless <br />One who humbly accepts without care <br />Then kneels to the ground and remains there <br />Is something else, but not a gift <br /> <br /> <br />Blindness dose not appreciate truth <br />And truth does not see blindly <br />What face, a face, of a million faces <br />Gives - kindly <br /> <br /> <br />The paper rolls deep, the coins clinker and shimmer <br />The shimmer catches the corner of the eye <br />And the eyes are made complacent <br />As the ears and voice dissent <br /> <br /> <br />From this... <br />A name can be whispered into a sea of murky water <br />But who will see the voice <br />And who will heed the call <br />While all the eyes are busy watching <br />The tempestuous affairs of gold <br /> <br /> <br />And for every coin there is an agent <br />One wanting more, and getting none <br />One taking all and making some <br />One giving all and getting one <br />One nothing and one pun <br /> <br /> <br />And all come under the same rule of thumb <br />Blind, deaf and dumb <br /> <br /> <br />If we are nothing then who are we <br />But gifted by the gifted <br />A murky pool of water <br />And a sightless image of love<br /><br />Julia Grandi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/manmade-money-or-money-made-man/
