Wall Street World

results came out today
an ending or a start perhaps
a chorus before dawn . . .
but it’s starting, it’s starting to feel
like just one more day in the life

and what about my chosen road?
shall every breath be twisted
by narrow, stationed gates?

I’d choose a broader highway
but feel each one
would squeeze me in the end
to serve this Wall Street world

I seem like a fly
in its sticky little fingers
as kings take all the shares
I dream of overriding
my guide, the mistimed beats
of systems all my own

seeking more than cash and rank
willing to pass candy
for inklings of a rising
of states I could call free

but today’s just a day in the life
in this webbing Wall Street world