Was it always there, in plain view?
Of course it was, but I hadn’t seen it before.
But when I did, it struck me

Like a red flag excites a bull,
Like a dropping cross-arm signals a coming train,
Like a sounding car alarm; they get attention

Now it won’t go away
Every time I see it tucked inside the word
‘Business’, it’s in there, in plain view.

The word: Sin

Surely it has been noticed by others,
Comments must have been written
But still the question remains

Why is ‘business’ spelled this way?
Could it be because ‘sin’ always tries to hide,
The way it hides in every deal?

Well, some can say: ‘That’s business.’
But I want to change our way of spelling it,
Just like I want to change the world and have peace.

But how do we take ‘sin’ out of business?

Try transparency
Try full disclosure
Try integrity

Try to avoid what’s an acceptable sin
And spell the word: ‘Busyness’ like in ‘Happyness’
Maybe they’ll make a movie of it too.

Like that red flag in front of a charging bull
Drop the flag!  Drop the ‘i’ and use a ‘y.’
Besides, asking ‘Why’ is always a good idea.