Some find things before they are lost <br />Regardless of the owner's cost <br />Having gained what others have paid for <br />The value is not worth a penny more. <br /> <br />For as quickly and quietly as they have it possessed <br />Something more is their every quest <br />Makes no difference if it is given or stolen <br />The value is only a moment's token. <br /> <br />And yet, under the sky so blue <br />Those who labor will earn their due <br />While others will like the grasshopper of yore <br />Find an ever depleting store<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-the-public-greed/
