the bank that tells us what to do

the bank’s very name tells us what to do.

it has us chasing a new car, chasing a house, chasing investment income, chasing material dreams,

all sorts.

we have been pre-approved, probably

since before we were born,

so as we drive past the blue-logoed branches,

each logo is a reminder

of our duty to pursue,

our mandate to be never content.

therefore, having money in our checking account,

and having bought that car

with help from the automotive loan personnel

or algorithm thereof,

the blue-logoed bank diminishes our wealth

each month

painlessly as possible

with an automatic withdrawal.

.

long ago chase manhattan bank

and the j. p. morgan company

found it more suitable to collide and collude

than compete.

.

jupiter pierpont morgan died more than a hundred years ago

but his acquisitive soul lives on

and we scamper at his whim.