POEM STARTER
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.
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 more
Than just one reflection
So you walk face first
Into a wall
These lies that were told
Gets twisted and spread
And in the end
You can’t
Stop it