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Political gain
I see you, single mother, I see your pain,
but you cannot provide political gain.
I see you, young black man, I see your grief,
but political gain is my only belief.
I see you, thousand of homeless vets
but political gain is the war I don't regret.
Huddled masses, passing by, crying out
but Washington is the only thing I care about.
I need the powerful to love me,
otherwise, everyone will remain above me.
Secrets I know but I will never share,
the powerful and wealthy are what I desire
the need for their nods of approval is unfair
but it's truly my one and only desire.
Votes and numbers have become our God,
political gain our temple, a true facade.
Selling the innocent for a little clout,
that's what my inner circle is about
political gain is our aim,
raping the world is our game.
but you cannot provide political gain.
I see you, young black man, I see your grief,
but political gain is my only belief.
I see you, thousand of homeless vets
but political gain is the war I don't regret.
Huddled masses, passing by, crying out
but Washington is the only thing I care about.
I need the powerful to love me,
otherwise, everyone will remain above me.
Secrets I know but I will never share,
the powerful and wealthy are what I desire
the need for their nods of approval is unfair
but it's truly my one and only desire.
Votes and numbers have become our God,
political gain our temple, a true facade.
Selling the innocent for a little clout,
that's what my inner circle is about
political gain is our aim,
raping the world is our game.
Published 1st Nov 2023
Author's Note
No pain no gain.
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1st Nov 2023 11:24pm
2nd Nov 2023 1:13am
2nd Nov 2023 1:17am
I've had more than enough pain, I think, so it's time to take the easy route... yet even that ain't easy... makes me want to punch a wall sometimes! But that will hurt & I don't need anymore pain. The mental pain will suffice. 😊
3rd Nov 2023 3:08am
I like this. How it goes back and forth from innocent corruption, and corrupt innocence really shows the balancing act of hypocrisy in the posturing humankind plays. Governing ourselves is impossible, because even on an individual scale, the standard of proper morality isn't accepted, let alone in masses. Such regulation of "freedom" simply breeds destruction, without proper guidance. It cannot come from human beings. There needs to be a grandeur resource to cite, kind of like science, in obedience, that's interjected for purpose and truth. We simply are living in times where that's going to become reality, but yet, isn't. Obviously, corruption will find its way through, weaken the core, and collapse, by default, in greed, power, wealth, and influence, when left up to man's ego and pride. Anyway, great job of capturing the injustice of such conceptualization. Thanks for sharing!
