Poems about Corruption
#corruption
Poems about corruption, dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. Corruption poems about bribery, exploitation, nepotism and greed. Poetry about corruption and injustice in society, business and government.
SheerTerror
Poem Published
Today 2:17pm
Today 2:17pm
THE NARROW
shade bleeds a velvet texture
stretching far and wide
strides to smother
clawed hands grasping thread
rip apart layers to shed
bear the stains of men
rise and swagger free
struggle to breathe
steps in spites deceit
skipping stones of jaded need
trail of tears in layered debris
vacant rows of burdened clay
broken back gathering neat
harvesting the last belief
Terry D’Arcy-Ryan
stretching far and wide
strides to smother
clawed hands grasping thread
rip apart layers to shed
bear the stains of men
rise and swagger free
struggle to breathe
steps in spites deceit
skipping stones of jaded need
trail of tears in layered debris
vacant rows of burdened clay
broken back gathering neat
harvesting the last belief
Terry D’Arcy-Ryan
#corruption
#politics
#religion
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dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
19th Jan 2020 7:59pm
19th Jan 2020 7:59pm
A Tragedy for Thee Asking / Prayer
classified ads,
classified jokes,
&, oh, them
classified secrets.
Secreting on Earth as a "stop-gap",
until we're ripe & ready to collectively
die
by our own devices & comforts.
Spitting radiation death via corporate,
capitalist (way-stations to that big
Self-Hell group) (formerly Heaven)
that all us "good-guys" bow down to,
wishing our kids be heroes for the Right,
(alive or dead, or comin'home sick and
insane), from the never-ending Oil World War.
We fight only Good wars.
We fight for the...
classified jokes,
&, oh, them
classified secrets.
Secreting on Earth as a "stop-gap",
until we're ripe & ready to collectively
die
by our own devices & comforts.
Spitting radiation death via corporate,
capitalist (way-stations to that big
Self-Hell group) (formerly Heaven)
that all us "good-guys" bow down to,
wishing our kids be heroes for the Right,
(alive or dead, or comin'home sick and
insane), from the never-ending Oil World War.
We fight only Good wars.
We fight for the...
#corruption
#war
#environment
#humankind
#greed
41 reads
1 Comment
hippiegirl
Poem Published
18th Jan 2020 00:41am
18th Jan 2020 00:41am
The New Asylum
Haiku
Pharmaceuticals
New asylum without walls
Have we made progress?
Pharmaceuticals
New asylum without walls
Have we made progress?
#corruption
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nomoth
Poem Published
17th Jan 2020 9:38pm
17th Jan 2020 9:38pm
lost child found
a supply to a will
or I will to supply
special rations for flying.
the artificial lights that pollute the heights
until the sun plots its course overhead.
laboratory rats frequently ask their knowledge out of here
creatures sense cracks in the tracks left in the atmosphere.
whatever did happen to those ethical courses that were promised us in the prospectus?
the observation of concentration
emigration consultation
Ronald Reagan assassination.
men in station-wagons taking photographs of me, why? ...
or I will to supply
special rations for flying.
the artificial lights that pollute the heights
until the sun plots its course overhead.
laboratory rats frequently ask their knowledge out of here
creatures sense cracks in the tracks left in the atmosphere.
whatever did happen to those ethical courses that were promised us in the prospectus?
the observation of concentration
emigration consultation
Ronald Reagan assassination.
men in station-wagons taking photographs of me, why? ...
#corruption
#politics
35 reads
7 Comments
Vamps
Poem Published
15th Jan 2020 9:52pm
15th Jan 2020 9:52pm
Gas 'n Oil
Too much sorrow
Too much pain
Our climate is warming
It's affecting my brain
Stop your talking
About petty
Pointless newsfeeds
The time is now
To do the good deeds
Please, let's get
our heads
Out our asses
Let's start talking
About the poisonous gases
What did you expect
Filling our air with methane
Carbon dioxide
We must be insane
Gas and oil
Coal and coke
Filling our lungs
We're beginning to choke
Methane is the culprit
Along...
Too much pain
Our climate is warming
It's affecting my brain
Stop your talking
About petty
Pointless newsfeeds
The time is now
To do the good deeds
Please, let's get
our heads
Out our asses
Let's start talking
About the poisonous gases
What did you expect
Filling our air with methane
Carbon dioxide
We must be insane
Gas and oil
Coal and coke
Filling our lungs
We're beginning to choke
Methane is the culprit
Along...
#corruption
#earth
#environment
#pollution
#greed
38 reads
4 Comments
kxdija
kxdija .H
kxdija .H
Poem Published
14th Jan 2020 4:36am
14th Jan 2020 4:36am
how the cycle goes
The poison passes
from hand to hand
till it lands
in the hand
of a struggling soul
who either sells
or
uses for their own
and births another addict
another habit
Brooklyn's own
broken soul
that's how the cycle goes
from hand to hand
till it lands
in the hand
of a struggling soul
who either sells
or
uses for their own
and births another addict
another habit
Brooklyn's own
broken soul
that's how the cycle goes
#corruption
#pollution
#ignorance
#poverty
#bittersweet
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1 Comment
wallyroo92
Poem Published
9th Jan 2020 5:51am
9th Jan 2020 5:51am
New Age Guerrilla
When the powers that be rule the land,
And their armies sweep countries by force,
The few,
The proud,
The strong-willed fight back,
Insurgents
Will battle to the ends of the earth,
And go to their deaths for the cause.
It’s been around for thousands of years,
As those who resist,
Vow to oppose and defend their beliefs,
They use tactics uncommon of war,
Bringing chaos and bedlam
To armies of far greater numbers,
But more importantly
They have a fundamental motif.
Guerrilla warfare, ...
And their armies sweep countries by force,
The few,
The proud,
The strong-willed fight back,
Insurgents
Will battle to the ends of the earth,
And go to their deaths for the cause.
It’s been around for thousands of years,
As those who resist,
Vow to oppose and defend their beliefs,
They use tactics uncommon of war,
Bringing chaos and bedlam
To armies of far greater numbers,
But more importantly
They have a fundamental motif.
Guerrilla warfare, ...
#corruption
#politics
#rebellion
63 reads
7 Comments
fields_broke
Poem Published
8th Jan 2020 8:55pm
8th Jan 2020 8:55pm
what remained within: the same death on prayer.
noticed their claps, their fervor. The applause after
and then noted the time of each one's departure – wrist-watch finger tapped
as each transit of their leaving struggled up the drive.
what remains …. remained after this fucked-up speech – for what-ever damned lord it could ever serve.
that a lantern should flicker hell and its staircase into this ballroom
Making sure that it was no coincidence of what remained in this over-bearing...
and then noted the time of each one's departure – wrist-watch finger tapped
as each transit of their leaving struggled up the drive.
what remains …. remained after this fucked-up speech – for what-ever damned lord it could ever serve.
that a lantern should flicker hell and its staircase into this ballroom
Making sure that it was no coincidence of what remained in this over-bearing...
#corruption
#politics
#escape
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6 Comments
blue2u
Poem Published
7th Jan 2020 11:46am
7th Jan 2020 11:46am
W@R
We are at war
24/7 like CNN, BBC, and Fox
You voted for the masters of war
And we now live in this metal bin
Like flowers are thrown away
On unmarked soldiers graves
To cover up the sins of the rich
Showing your life is just a bitch
Blair and Bush started it off
Trump and Johnson will end it
So thanks to those out there
Who let the lunatics sit in the tower of power
Bringing the hand closer to midnight
Thanks a fucking lot
24/7 like CNN, BBC, and Fox
You voted for the masters of war
And we now live in this metal bin
Like flowers are thrown away
On unmarked soldiers graves
To cover up the sins of the rich
Showing your life is just a bitch
Blair and Bush started it off
Trump and Johnson will end it
So thanks to those out there
Who let the lunatics sit in the tower of power
Bringing the hand closer to midnight
Thanks a fucking lot
#corruption
#politics
#war
#evolution
#greed
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1 Comment
Rachel_Lauren
Poem Published
4th Jan 2020 4:30am
4th Jan 2020 4:30am
My Daddy
My daddy, he’s a businessman
he’s got Tiger’s club, nine acre land
he comes home late, eats leg of lamb
he loves us dearly when he can
My daddy, he’s a businessman
when things go sour he tries his hand
at poker or chess or exploding Iran
he’ll roll out his grand masterplan
My daddy, he’s a businessman
ego ages him quick
but protects our land
so I’m pretty and wealthy
and won’t be damned
like third world countries
and poor Afghans
My daddy, he’s...
he’s got Tiger’s club, nine acre land
he comes home late, eats leg of lamb
he loves us dearly when he can
My daddy, he’s a businessman
when things go sour he tries his hand
at poker or chess or exploding Iran
he’ll roll out his grand masterplan
My daddy, he’s a businessman
ego ages him quick
but protects our land
so I’m pretty and wealthy
and won’t be damned
like third world countries
and poor Afghans
My daddy, he’s...
#corruption
#politics
#satirical #greed
#satirical #greed
94 reads
33 Comments
NewBeginnings
Poem Published
2nd Jan 2020 8:49pm
2nd Jan 2020 8:49pm
The Greatest Showman
The greatest showman takes the stage,
with a perfect performance he's selected,
to captivate the crowd,
and ensure that he's elected.
As he stands behind the podium,
with a charismatic charm, he casts
a spell upon the audience;
Oh, the fans that he's amassed!
They stand before him faithfully,
As he drowns them in a sea of lies;
He manipulates them gracefully,
Part of the plan that he's devised.
They gnash their teeth in anger,
as their hearts are filled with hate,
by a man who claims to share...
with a perfect performance he's selected,
to captivate the crowd,
and ensure that he's elected.
As he stands behind the podium,
with a charismatic charm, he casts
a spell upon the audience;
Oh, the fans that he's amassed!
They stand before him faithfully,
As he drowns them in a sea of lies;
He manipulates them gracefully,
Part of the plan that he's devised.
They gnash their teeth in anger,
as their hearts are filled with hate,
by a man who claims to share...
#lies
#corruption
#politics
#greed
#hypocrisy
125 reads
27 Comments
David_Macleod
Poem Published
30th Dec 2019 6:02pm
30th Dec 2019 6:02pm
Seasons Gretings
Now and then I feel the need to piss on everyone's cheerios
it is a function, nay natural response to current bullshit
I could turn to the circus of "Donald and the Giant Impeachment"
way to easy a target, I will leave that to late-night talk show hosts
that allegedly used to be comedians and CNN who always were
the Donald needs no help from me, the lunacy and pure hatred
of the new left will fuck things up so bad assuring his second term
I could, of course, go on about Brexit, ignoring the will of the people
purely because they gave an answer...
it is a function, nay natural response to current bullshit
I could turn to the circus of "Donald and the Giant Impeachment"
way to easy a target, I will leave that to late-night talk show hosts
that allegedly used to be comedians and CNN who always were
the Donald needs no help from me, the lunacy and pure hatred
of the new left will fuck things up so bad assuring his second term
I could, of course, go on about Brexit, ignoring the will of the people
purely because they gave an answer...
#corruption
#abuse
#politics
#bullying
#CallToAction
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10 Comments
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