Corruption Customized

Lingering languages, lovely lies
Morality murdered, mistakes modernized
Words of woes, wooed by the wise
Flavored flowers falling: frailty fraternized.

Mean and mighty men moving…
Tempted to touch the thrones traumatized
Best bows, brains and brawns bending
Inertia institutionalized, iniquity immortalized.

Goats giving grafts, giants gaining grounds
Mean men’s monies monopolized
Righteousness rusticated, robbery rubber-stamped
Cronyisms in control, corruption customized.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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June 11, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Fabulous write, here, Adeleke! You speak volumes about what is wrong with America in these short verses. Donna
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May 21, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Wow this is awesome. This is the first time ive really seen this 'form' of poetry put to use. Awesome Job. ~Jese
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