The Coineater
The Coineater. Each greeting word is in it’s eyes, the coloured lights they flash. The instinct of each animal’s to eat handfuls of cash!?x Whilst one beast’s nourished, crooks lurk near until the guard’s no nosh. They’d kick the stuffed beast up the rear to make it throw up dosh!?x. Instead of being sick, some beasts regurgitate each token These are fed back or spent on toys- For one small doll one’s broke then
One can’t distinguish fed beings -
(Their stomachs don’t grow bigger). The zoo chiefs are the sole surgeons whose hands invade each figure.
The breeders who lease out their stock are guaranteed to profit- Landlords/Ladies fund power used if we stay wisely off it. The nudges seldom do suffice ( one more behavioural feature). So heed this sensible advice- Don’t feed the greedy creatures. Samuel A Macdonald
About this poem
This poem I created years ago in the pre-digital age. However it still carries relevance today I guess. Sinfully addicted to fruit machines I was throwing money away endlessly in feeding the predators as I see them. I have hardly put anything in them since bar the odd 20p say
Written on July 07, 1993
Submitted by macdonaldsamuel996 on September 13, 2023
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