Money

This poem by Gioia was excellent. I enjoyed how the phrases and sayings were put together to form an opinion about money. It gained a rhythm in the second verse for me when it was getting "chocked up, forked over" and shelled out. This is how money moves for most of us fast.

The second to last verse explains wealth. How many people make more money once they already seem to have it. The rich get richer and the poorer get poorer. It seems that the more money people have the faster they can make it and make a tremendous amount more. Examples of these type of people are all around us. Many famous peoples children have made a name of their own even though they stand to inherit the fortunes of their fathers.

The last verse is my favorite. We definitely do not know here money has been and we definitely put it our mouths. Our culture has come to accept that money speaks volumes when dealing with most anyone. Money make the world go around is a saying that my father used to tell me. Being out in the world now any strengthens his words.