Pyramid of Corruption

You’re reaching up to the stratosphere But never guessed the regrets What’s becoming crystal clear The higher you go, the darker it gets The pyramid of worldly power Both before and after the flood Human cruelty’s crimson tower Of exploitation’s bodies and blood A bone-deep chill as dark altitudes enfold The ruthless dedication to climb at all costs Are you truly a creature of the cold Or do you rue what has been lost? To join our leaders on television Foul creatures of fangs and claws Parading their contempt and derision For decency, morals, and laws Our country’s transition abrupt Its “representatives” reprehensible So clear that power corrupts Or merely attracts the corruptible Smug politicians think they’re clever And they’re right, those foul goats They use the Sordid Prince as the lever To shove the mad Queen down our throats Another line of the epitaph Of this dead and decaying democracy The backroom dealers drink and dine On the spoils of our plutocracy The dying tower of destruction Has its hooks in you, best beware One chance to avoid soul corruption Let the 2016 election go and say a prayer 7/7/16 © by Author Contest: Evil is Everywhere Sponsor: Brian Davey