Palinode

The last poem made financial projections
based upon rates of production
These estimates are now facing rejections
disregarding the cost of corruption.

Kickbacks and bribes, conflicts of interest
You know how greasy it feels
so your friends will facebook 'like' and pinterest
Gotta grease those squeaky wheels.

The vigilant never quite fully relaxes
adamantly checking financial inspection
any profit is gone to pay taxes
Gotta revise the financial projection.

Did you hear what I said?  Must I re-state?
Over thirty million per year?
I cannot even begin to relate
so clean the wax out from your ear:

Stop the starry-eyed wishful dreamin'
the financial prophets prophesied;
You'll be lucky to just break even
financial projections are set aside.