Corruption
CORRUPTION
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
Now that I’m approaching the final inning
I need to re assess the ideas I had at the beginning
I thought that if you were altruistic and right
That alone was the strength needed to fight
To help those less fortunate truly in need
But few will help, unless you satisfy their greed
Lying and cheating should be an Olympic sport
Favors are granted, then comes the extort
Everyone lies or exaggerates on an application
Take an oath in court, lie, fear no condemnation
Most pilferage in stores occur by those with keys
Usually done by, the most trusted employees
Cheating usually starts in the lower grades
Expands astronomically with electronic aids
Becomes quite evident when you’re all alone
Unable to complete a questionnaire on your own
Overstate your income when you apply for a loan
Banker knows it, oks it, more money he takes home
Manufacturers sell products with guarantees
With so many caveats there’s little comfort to see
Return it in the original box and condition
If any things missing we won’t honor your petition
They know statistically what percentage will comply
All the rest are subject the manufacturers’ goodbye
Home nursing services are seldom complete
Poorly trained personnel or straight off the street
Taking a few items from where you work
Many consider it an occupational perk
Everyone cheats it’s a part of our DNA
We do it repeatedly each and every day
Corruption(2)
The biggest offenders can be found where you live
Governments squander the taxes that each us give
Juicy contracts are meted out to party cronies
Extras to contracts that are usually phoney
No bid deals to friends due to exigent conditions
Then add more extras due to needless revisions
They build bridges to nowhere a total sham
A big party donor wants to develop his land
A new stadium is demanded by a professional team
Tax money is used but the public’s gain yet to be seen
Its easy to get public officials to vote on a proposal
Just put plenty of campaign money at their disposal
Donors are cautious, clever they hedge their bets
Give to all the candidates avoiding any regrets
Its not unusual for a business to donate a large sum
While all the employees support the opposite one
Its not unusual for the employer to give restitution
An amount equal to the political contribution
And then there are the unashamed politicians
Who will promise whatever to fulfill their ambitions
Legislation is passed and they revel in praise
Exempting themselves and getting a raise
They follow the polls so they can steer
Their promises aimed at what you want to hear
Corruption goes deeper than just helping yourself
Justifying lying and cheating to lack of wealth
We steal from our work we lie to our boss
It doesn’t hurt him he can take a inflated loss
Storm damaged my house below the deductible
Break a few things and make coverage acceptable
Corruption(3)
Corruption is most heinous rising to the top of the list
When safety concerns are ignored putting lives at risk
Men working in hazards conditions like say, a mine
Need attention paid to safety before the bottom line
Proper maintenance is imperative no matter the cost
When there’s a chance that lives may be lost
Corruption has another name its called greed
Dump the scruples go get what you need
The bigger the payoff the bigger the crime
Put a small dent in corruption we have time
When a child tries to excuse his actions with a lie
Copyright © John Arribas | Year Posted 2020
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