Madoff

Bernie, you're immortal now,
At least for 150 years,
Joining swindler Charlie Ponzi
On the trail–and trial–of tears.

Shall we call you Bernard Hood,
A modern Sherwood Forest elf,
Stealing from the rich (et al.)
And giving all of it to–yourself?

Or shall we make your well-known name
Synonymous with investment trade-off
And call the cur who transmutes others'
Fortunes into his a Madoff?