The Meltdown

Here's a new sonnet on the current economic crisis.

(Copyright 2008 Robin Ridington)

The Meltdown

The dismal science economics is

or is it are?  Them perps in suits and ties

shut down our sunshine.  Is Tireseus

depending on their truth or on their lies,

or simply on the simple way things are?

The Dow is down, reflecting Adam's fall

from Heaven's grace.  The Serpent in a bar

says, "Have another drink, and here's to all

the bozos who invested in the dream

of ponzo, gonzo, Morgan Stanley.  Piss

on them and on their progeny."  The scheme

collapses, lapses, detumescent hiss

of smiling serpents and economists

whose dismal science sadly is remiss.

Robin Ridington  - October 7, 2008