Baffled

Your mother might die,
and you can not fly
in time to see her?
I am baffled, sir.

Family must be first;
she is at her worst.
What, you cannot come?
Your feelings are numb.

So proud of her son,
the man who won’t run,
to her side in need,
all because of greed.

Work consumes your all,
one day you will fall,
heads will look away,
“Greedy man” they’ll say.

He deserves to lose,
time to pay his dues.
He chose work, not mom,
condemned, beat the drum.