By the Throat

I'm a creative mastermind,
Working as if blind;
Can you not see the bills are behind?
I don't have time to be kind.

No more tears, it's not going to work,
I have duties I'm not going to shirk;
I'm desperate for light in the murk,
Shutting your mouth would be a real perk.

The economy has me by the throat,
What of the vows you quote?
"For richer or poorer" you try to note,
But it's power and money to which I must devote.