Released almost 2 years ago

	The metal cogs spewed mist In all directions; passersby Stopped running To where they were going For the first time in their lives And looked up in awe… The beast unhinged its mouth, Lowered its head …An awe that turned to fear. One destructive foot Followed by the other. One massive palm, balancing the beast Against the buildings That caged it in, Followed by another. Everyone ran. The crowd parted like the red sea; This monster was their Moses. But they did not know it… From its unhinged, cold lips Spewed money, And the crowd that ran for their lives Seconds before Now turned and questioned their decision. Those that had sanity left in them After hundreds of years Of rendering it useless, Turned again and fled. But those that had been wiped clean And told what success was, Those that ate the lies of the people That claimed to know it all, As though it were a sweet nectar, Faltered only for a moment Before diving at the foot of the beast, Grabbing at the green they saw. And in a matter of seconds The green stained red. The escape Became survival. And the brainwashed Became victims. “What are you?” Asked the man Who owned nothing at all. The beast reared its head and said “I am everything you want, And nothing you need. And I am here to take Your humanity.”