Negative Equity

The Antagonist was half way through penning a rather long post (coming soon) about the economy, pensions, and all sorts of other things that weren't necessarily going to be included in the post when the notion for it was conceived.

Somewhere during the course of penning that lengthy post, the little paean to the modern economy that are the words below wrote itself, bringing a wry but almost imperceptible smile to the lips of The Antagonist:

negative equity, by the antagonist, 2005

negative equity,
it's such a tragedy

just bricks and mortar,
a house, you see

a roof over your head,
a place for your bed

the place you would have rested,
until you were dead

you worked for the man,
but it wasn't enough

so they took away your home,
how ruthless and tough

your fleeting romance,
with fixed-rate finance

burnt all of your fingers,
and left memories that linger

but no roof over your head,
nor place for your bed

the place you would have rested,
until you were dead

fin.

The Antagonist leaves it to the reader to choose whether they wish to relate the above words to property market crashes of the past, or those of the future.