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Corruption

Write a poem that addresses the theme of corruption. This is an uncommon theme to express poetically, so think about different types of corruption, and how they can best be explored through poetry.

Warped

The manipulative, dishonest falsification of deceit lying in anticipation of my trust;

C is for clarity,

necessary to the navigation of negotiating pass negativism.

O stands for opportunistic,

as you seek to sacrifice my sanity in sadistic silence.

R represents the reality that I realize is ripped and irreparable in the recognition you return without reprimands.

Really.

It’s amazes me how right...

Corruption

Corruption. A thing that clouds the mind, and darkens the soul. It is an ever-present evil in the world, forever hungry and never satisfied, it feeds on the pain and suffering of others. It infects the mind, whispering lies and doubts, leading those affected down a path of despair.

And once the mind is weak enough, it takes hold, consuming the soul and bending it to its will. It is a slow proc...

Burning Leaves

It’s 6 am

The birds are chirping

The forest is waking up


On my morning walk

I journey into the waking forest

I ask her to tell me her nightmares


“Burning leaves,” she says

I must listen

Because her dreams are my dreams...

Hamilton Snippet

Corruption’s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony

& nowhere is it stronger than in Albany

This colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling & honestly that’s why public service seems to be calling me


I practiced the law, I practically perfected it

I’ve seen injustice in the world & I’ve corrected it

Now for a strong central democracy

If not then I’ll be Socrates throwing these verbal ro...

Corruption

You can’t stop it

You never see it

Until you’re in too deep

These mirrors stay black

And your hands still drip

But yet you never stop falling

The lines become

Poison in your veins

And what seems so good

Destroyed you

Sometimes the wings

That you built out of wax

Is the reason you fell

and they melted

Maybe the sun

Was never meant to be close

And you’ve been locked away ever since

The mirrors show...

Heavy Is The Head

Absolute power corrupts absolutely,

I stand as witness observing it mutely,

Big boss man, who am I to refute thee?

And so the cycle starts.


Making decisions that just preserve power,

Solve for the minute but not for the hour,

Upon your tall throne in your ivory tower,

Keeping things on path.


I try to see past all the mirrors and smoke,

The haze is so thick that I start to choke,

The uprising’s s...

Numb To Corruption.

Like a lioness, I prowl on the lonely

On the singled out and gouty

When everything seems normal

And the tall walls come down,

I step lightly on my feet to pounce.


Do you see that lurking, dark shadow of yours?

How it was before when you turn

Then reaching it’s ready hand out

The mome...

rot

i’ve watched you

as you rotted from

the inside out,

your lungs turning

to the ash you breathe,

your heart turning cold

as the bodies left behind you,

your bones become infested

with termites until

you can’t stand

anymore,

your veins, filled

with writhing maggots,

as they

eat you, starting with each

organ, before

eating eachother.

snakes squirm within

your skull, until there

is no brain left, until...

Trump

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Trump


Yep that's all I gotta say. Trump is the defintion of corruption....

Dead Dream

I have a knife


For I am ablit to inflict pain

For upon the soul

For you should be weary

For noting goes

And nothing gone

Al is lost

All is gone

All but my knife

And your blood

Staining the floor

Head on the counter

With ear in my hand

Kissing your dead lips

Kissing your head

Pretending

But my knife and your soul

Would be no more

Than a dead dream



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