Financial Collapse

 Materialism -

Gucci, Prada, Chanel,

Every brand imaginable.

Clothes, cash, credit cards,

Individuals selfishly fending for themselves.

Taking loans for frivolous items.

Debt turns to mountains.

The past blazes before our eyes.

Memories fade with the smoke.

Minds pull back,

Into a world of scraps,

Bits and pieces of gold and silver,

Glimmering in the ashes,

Like the stars in the sky.