Saturday, February 1, 2025

Misery accounting


In PharmaCorp's high-rise, the board convened, 
To weigh the fate of OxyRelief, unseen. 
Mister Greaves, with profits keen, 
Sat at the head, his gaze sharp and mean.

Doctor Carter rose, her voice clear and bright, 
"Addiction's risk, we cannot slight. 
The data shows the dangers in sight, 
This path, if taken, writes a tragic plight."

Greaves countered, eyes fixed on gains, 
"Our shareholders demand we seize the reins. 
The market's ripe, the profit remains, 
We'll manage risks, despite the pains."

"Patients' lives at stake, we must be sure," 
Doctor Carter pressed, her data pure. 
"Efficacy's debatable, addiction's lure, 
Our duty's to protect, not just procure."

The room grew tense, the stakes were high, 
Debate on ethics, profits, and why. 
Yet Greaves, with greed, the final sigh, 
"OxyRelief will launch, no matter the cry."

The decision made, the boardroom's fate, 
A choice for wealth, while lives abate.

Friday, January 31, 2025

Finite Beings, Bounded Thoughts


Finite beings, within worldly confines, 

Yet our minds ascend to limitless lines,

Whispers in the twilight, winds waltz free, 

Boundless dreams embrace our destiny.


Galaxies dance in a celestial spree, 

Time's thief ticks on, a mystery, 

Memories dance, like shadows' play, 

Chasing dawn through the end of day.


Endless series, numbers unfold, 

In the dance of thoughts, eternally bold, 

Black holes whisper secrets vast, 

Gravity bends, questions amassed.


Finite beings, beginnings clear, 

Within time’s grasp, the end draws near, 

Cycles of life, nature's embrace, 

Treading paths with finite grace.


Perception’s limits, senses confined, 

Yet curiosity sparks the boundless mind, 

Finite moments, time's embrace, 

Striving to leave an infinite trace.


Ideal forms, philosophers' dreams, 

Reality stretches to infinite extremes, 

Infinity teases a distant shore, 

Finite beings, ever explore.


In the dance of defined and limitless sway, 

Finding meaning, forging a way, 

Through realms of thought, wonder’s flight, 

Finite beings seek infinite light.