Be brash enough and bold enough
And want another's gold enough
And crime will pay for you but not for me
Just look as though you own the place
And stare straight through the owner's face
And you can take control of all you see
If you're the slickest criminal
Your actions seem subliminal
And somehow people follow all you say
Just make your lying bigger still
And soon enough the figures will
Obscure what's really twice as clear as day
Don't ever stumble carelessly
But sell your spiel quite airlessly
No-one one will see that two and two aren't eight
A promise of a mad return
"That only special people earn"
Convinces fools that you are doing great
They all crave the impossible
So dress yourself in lots of bull
And money's sure to flow towards your hand
Then if you've got it wrong enough
And kept the act up long enough
The government will back up all you've planned
Now hold on to your pension pot
That's bigger than the rest have got
And don't admit you lied and stole it all
The rest of us will foot the bill
And you will be there smiling still
I wish we'd kept our eyes fixed on your ball!
Author notes
I was chatting to one of my sons and the thought came up, as odd thoughts do in odd conversations, that the number one asset for a criminal is ample brass neck, ask any banker!!!
Transatlantic translations --
Brass neck is effrontery
Please tell me honestly what you think, good or bad.
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I loved it. You don't need no criticism. You don't need to revise it. Its perfect the way it is. Your wonderful at writing poetry. Two thumbs on that one. Keep going on your awesome poetry. Double wow
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Now hold on to your pension pot
That's bigger than the rest have got
And don't admit you lied and stole it all
The rest of us will foot the bill
And you will be there smiling still
I wish we'd kept our eyes fixed on your ball!
Laugh out loud this is really excellent. Thank you for sharing such a wondeerful poem.
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I really like the rhythm and flow you've got going on here, just amazingly beautiful
Thanks for sharing, keep writing!
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Funny and true =o Great write! I liked it =) Keep writing ! ^_^
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this poem is lots of fun! rhyme scheme you chose is perfect for it too... just skips along without a care. thanks for writing it!
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good read as always
theres a word that rhymes with banker if you used they wouldn't thank yer
Another topical and true story set to rhyme
my brother fell for postal scams lost all his money his own fault I know but clever b......s
some of these people
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good,more than good,great!
dear sir,
It's a good thing for your country and for all of usthat you have turned out as apoet otherwise you had all the qualitiies to become one of the best known gangster.
regards
Shuvro,Dhaka,bangladesh.
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Hey
Nice poem. Funny and true
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And so to parliament we go unbridled by the words of truth
give in to greed and rob them blind trample on their youth
no more complain of havens hallow
while voters not they are so shallow
Many a true word within this simple rhyme well done for this look at all things broken.
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Richard Maydoff (sp.?) certainly proves your case. But overpaid CEOs and bankers, also.
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be funnier if it wasnt so true
clever write Jeff,valid 100 years ago and will be in another 100years lol
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I would say "how delightful," except I know this guy. "Asstute" fits. I would happily get in on their 200% return, bu they won't take an investment as small as a fifty. We are just not special enough.
Well written, as always, Jeff, and brought chuckles.
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They all crave the impossible
So dress yourself in lots of bull - I dont exactly know why, but this line reminds me of the books - The last Don and The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
I think its in the Godfather that Puzo writes - a lawyer with his suitcase can steal more money legally than 100 men with guns can illegally - though its not worded like this, the gist you can get!
an amzing write as usual Jeff!
Wondrous!
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You've got these cruds down...
pat. But that's the scary part. Now I can't trust you alone with grandma. You'll sell her the London Bridge or Buckingham
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Really great write, Jeff. Dirty rotten scoundrels! Very musical and perfect meter. You really need to screw up every once in a while so we know you are mortal.
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well penned Jeff, as always
you pack a punch..i feel the impact in the states
love
Tory
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Well Versed~
your are in US financial institutional philosphies! Wit and sarchasm in splendid feminine rhyme codifies the rage many of us feel.
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Hah first stanza was my favorite. It's so true too. It's always those crafty little thieves who get away with everything
I hope nothing bad happened to your son! By the way since you are clarifying exactly what a brass neck is... what is effrontery while you're at it? 
lol Great write
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ummmm
Shameless audacity?
cheek?
insolence?
brazenness? -
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Hahaha okay got cha Thanks for clearing that up haha
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Every line speaks tomes-so very well put and spot on in every way-
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cool & funny How it can just flow good work..
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This is really fun to read! The flow is so fast; like, bam, bam, bam... it hits you hard and makes each stanza read faster. Wonderful technique.
Love,
Amera♥
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Great!
Love the fast tempo, and very cleverly done (despite a couple of typos). Arrogant people can actually get away with murder!
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Very true, and excellently expressed. Impeccably clever rhyme as always.
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Crime is simply business without boundaries.
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"Brass neck". That's something I've never heard of. Please explain your notes to someone across the pond? I still believe what General Patton said was true:"Two people divided by a common language". I love this. That first line with its wonderful alliteration is fantastic! I love the internal rhyme in the first two lines, and the use of the same end word is superb! This is just absolutely delightful! What a shame that's how some , or should I say a great deal of today's businessmen are, to have put us all in such a bind!
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I like this structure/form/meter/blarble very much indeed!
I very much agree with the content and am glad that it is so wonderfully portrayed.
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always excellent
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Its true enough!
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