Crumbling Walls of Wall Street

The Crumbling Walls of Wall Street

They came by hundreds, strong and tall
Hair sleeked back with gel and all
Donning black Armani suits
Walking the floors in shiny shoes.

Ready to announce their mighty call
Watching the great stocks rise and fall
Knowing perfectly when to fire
And when to get someone to hire.

There was no stopping them, these wizards
Who aced the markets with brains of lizards
Profits grew swell; the horizons looked well
Opulent homes were bought and sold to dwell.

Treasury chests swung open for all to borrow
Buy today, they said, pay for it tomorrow!
Alas! greed and avarice snatched all there was
Empty stood the coffers; time to change the laws.

Foreclosure lists now dot the lines
Of newspaper classifieds, as bank defines
Victims of promise, predators of doom
Equally shattered and lost in a myriad shades of gloom.