A Poem to the World's Richest Man

Mrs. Gates didn't know when William popped out
that he would go on to be a Harvard dropout.
But even so he makes the big bucks
convincing corporate tools to buy software that sucks.
Now his wonderful growth has started to stall,
and he can't find enough kids to serve as his thralls.
So he takes an interest in the far east,
and tattooes this poor girl with the Mark of the Beast.


Copyright Dr. X, 2005.
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