parasites

There was something rotten in the state of Denmark.

It bred worms.

When all was consumed, the worms turned elsewhere.

There was a foal, young and fresh and growing strong. It carried the future on its back.

They dived in, and urged others to join them.

They made empty promises they do not intend to keep, appealing to gluttony and greed and avarice.

Those who join are those who lust for the same material satiation.

They do not realise that the more they feed, the faster the foal will waste.

And in the end, they will have only each other to eat.

Because they are parasites, unable to live by their own means.