Dear God, <br />Let our borrowers pay us back <br />We can take no more flack <br />We have to remain on track <br />Or face the inevitable sack <br />Governments, tax payers, citizens <br />You name them <br />They are watching us <br />With focussed eagle eyes <br />We are literally surrounded by spies <br /> <br />Any whiff about a distressed asset <br />Or a loan turning toxic <br />Even if it is only an empty rumour <br />Is enough to send our stocks south ward <br />And of course provide the usual fodder <br />For dinner time conversations <br />Which continue to dwell unendingly <br />On the familiar greed narrative <br /> <br />Bankers’ bonuses and compensation <br />Are believed to have been the cause <br />Of the recent financial crisis <br />Apparently we did deliberately <br />Court disaster by <br />Totally disregarding long term risk <br />Just to take home meatier pay packages <br />Dear God it this were really true <br />We would not be here now <br />Offering this fervent prayer to you<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-banker-s-prayer/
