Poems About Greed by Top Critiquers
#greed
Poems about greed by top critiquers. Poems written by members who have given lots of feedback to other poets this month.
DamianDeadLove
Poem Published
16th Nov 2024 9:19am
16th Nov 2024 9:19am
Is Ignorance Always So Bliss? (Collab w/ Vision_of_insanity)
Slithering on their bellies out in old L.A.
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen...
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen...
#greed
#manipulation
77 reads
15 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
15th Nov 2024 10:43am
15th Nov 2024 10:43am
Is Ignorance Always So Bliss? (collab w/ DamianDeadLove)
Slithering on their bellies out in old L.A.
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen to...
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen to...
#betrayal
#greed
#ignorance
#lies
#manipulation
61 reads
8 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
28th Sep 2020 1:00pm
28th Sep 2020 1:00pm
anarchy
anger arcs and peaks
wicked verses escape me
vertigo of the soul
escalating in the revolution of the world
here we go kids
time to wake up
unveil your face
we're entering into a different zone
ride the elevator all the way down
the hierarchy is in control
deciding who comes and goes
buckle up the ride has just begun
a sickle gathers souls
the machine is conquering and dividing
a mass deception meant to divert your attention
look what's happening under your nose
you're going to vote ...
wicked verses escape me
vertigo of the soul
escalating in the revolution of the world
here we go kids
time to wake up
unveil your face
we're entering into a different zone
ride the elevator all the way down
the hierarchy is in control
deciding who comes and goes
buckle up the ride has just begun
a sickle gathers souls
the machine is conquering and dividing
a mass deception meant to divert your attention
look what's happening under your nose
you're going to vote ...
#corruption
#politics
#greed
535 reads
10 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
16th Jun 2023 9:09pm
16th Jun 2023 9:09pm
Cult of Personality
They want to lead people to the promised land
They wish to build the perfect society free of damnation
But first they must cleanse it and be rid of all that is bad
Filling people with fear that they too may be a damned nation
They speak with charisma, with certainty, with power
But the message brainwashes and turns people into slaves
The masses buy into the idea of one deranged individual
And they follow their messiah blindly even to their own graves
The deliverer stands proud there behind the podium
Book in one hand, a fist in the...
They wish to build the perfect society free of damnation
But first they must cleanse it and be rid of all that is bad
Filling people with fear that they too may be a damned nation
They speak with charisma, with certainty, with power
But the message brainwashes and turns people into slaves
The masses buy into the idea of one deranged individual
And they follow their messiah blindly even to their own graves
The deliverer stands proud there behind the podium
Book in one hand, a fist in the...
#corruption
#politics
#religion #greed
#religion #greed
210 reads
2 Comments
Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Poem Published
4th Jul 2024 4:57pm
4th Jul 2024 4:57pm
Independence Day
I.
The kick of equality
across a continent
and a dose of
What. The. Fuck
does not match
the Q&A quiz
I took at 18
when I could finally vote
"What can you not stand, Tammy?"
"Hypocrisy."
Yet -
here it is—mangy hair
matted to the scalp,
shoveling the ground
to bury bones of truth
every passing moment
Its lids barely hang
by the teeth of its skin
blocking its eyesight
to democracy
dragging all that weight
killing off the last...
The kick of equality
across a continent
and a dose of
What. The. Fuck
does not match
the Q&A quiz
I took at 18
when I could finally vote
"What can you not stand, Tammy?"
"Hypocrisy."
Yet -
here it is—mangy hair
matted to the scalp,
shoveling the ground
to bury bones of truth
every passing moment
Its lids barely hang
by the teeth of its skin
blocking its eyesight
to democracy
dragging all that weight
killing off the last...
#corruption
#greed
#HumanRights
#hypocrisy
#inequality
517 reads
19 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
16th Oct 2024 5:23pm
16th Oct 2024 5:23pm
DRIFTING TO NO WHERE FAST
Can you picture thyself just drifting in a boat going no where fast, just drifting upon the calm waters as you are welcoming the calmness of a soft breeze. JUST carrying you by chance far away as you sit in your own subconscious of your own thoughts. 🤔 For as you smell the fresh air breeze against, the very touch of your skin softly brushing, against your hair blowing with each breeze. As you feel that there is no other place, that you would rather be, here as you are totally at peace. Escaping from that place that has somehow been of the world 🌎 with imagines of changes ...
#confusion
#fear
#greed
#hate
#sadness
58 reads
0 Comments
MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
14th Nov 2024 9:30pm
14th Nov 2024 9:30pm
The U.S.S. Tyrannic
People knew just how stupid things could get
then proceeded to vote that way again
so all their ballots could aid and abet
the greater evil and his toady men
now mandate confident with sucker votes
for double down syndrome bloviation
insisting on lies, or at best misquotes,
to finish off a once mighty nation
full of dipshits he knew would never learn
due to multivariate addictions
and subsequent lack of public concern
in the joint space of shared afflictions...
all tarred and feathered as communism
since private...
then proceeded to vote that way again
so all their ballots could aid and abet
the greater evil and his toady men
now mandate confident with sucker votes
for double down syndrome bloviation
insisting on lies, or at best misquotes,
to finish off a once mighty nation
full of dipshits he knew would never learn
due to multivariate addictions
and subsequent lack of public concern
in the joint space of shared afflictions...
all tarred and feathered as communism
since private...
#greed
#hypocrisy
#lies
#manipulation
#silence
116 reads
8 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
31st Mar 2023 4:32pm
31st Mar 2023 4:32pm
After Work at the Bar
She liked teasing
I liked being teased
She was my part-time secretary
Big tits, nice lingerie, morals free
Perfect for me
She always needed cash
Come pay day I'd flip her a twenty
She'd get real close
Unbutton her blouse slowly
Invite me to cop a feel
She needs a raise I thought
Friday nights after work
We'd all get wasted at the bar
She'd slide in real close
Sometimes go to the back booth
The make out spot
You could smell the desire
The couple before us
Left a scent of desperation ...
I liked being teased
She was my part-time secretary
Big tits, nice lingerie, morals free
Perfect for me
She always needed cash
Come pay day I'd flip her a twenty
She'd get real close
Unbutton her blouse slowly
Invite me to cop a feel
She needs a raise I thought
Friday nights after work
We'd all get wasted at the bar
She'd slide in real close
Sometimes go to the back booth
The make out spot
You could smell the desire
The couple before us
Left a scent of desperation ...
#lust
#sex
#alcohol
#greed
#dirty
381 reads
38 Comments
adagio
Poem Published
15th Oct 2024 9:00pm
15th Oct 2024 9:00pm
Rogues and Fiddlers
From the roof of the mouth dark-tongued
inside out from selfish rogues and fiddlers
with alter egos inside a cacoon etched in stone
they have wrecked smelling of salt of obsidian
graves leaving no ashes in the smoking urn
inside out from selfish rogues and fiddlers
with alter egos inside a cacoon etched in stone
they have wrecked smelling of salt of obsidian
graves leaving no ashes in the smoking urn
#dark
#emptiness
#greed
125 reads
0 Comments
Grace
IDryad
IDryad
Poem Published
16th Jan 2024 3:25am
16th Jan 2024 3:25am
The Proud Politician
he stands in the halls of power
standing tall and proud
he is a shining star
a champion for the people
his smile looks sincere
his gestures are compassionate
a beacon of hope for the future
but all are pretentiously deceptive
a charmer who kisses babies
kiss the hands of the elderly
shed tears when someone dies
is it the loss of votes you regret
he soothes the masses
with his smooth voice
promises to cure all ills
and to build cities of utopia
pretentious politician quit...
standing tall and proud
he is a shining star
a champion for the people
his smile looks sincere
his gestures are compassionate
a beacon of hope for the future
but all are pretentiously deceptive
a charmer who kisses babies
kiss the hands of the elderly
shed tears when someone dies
is it the loss of votes you regret
he soothes the masses
with his smooth voice
promises to cure all ills
and to build cities of utopia
pretentious politician quit...
#politics
#greed
216 reads
4 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
1st Apr 2024 5:01am
1st Apr 2024 5:01am
Profiting From Fear
boomtown pandemic
everything sold
with fear
old con men
new opportunities
targeted
vulnerabilities
nothing off limits
when it comes to
creating easy money
no missed oppertunity
taking a mark
its about
feeding these anxieties
pressing buttons
that rip past
protective barriers
normally in place
your friendly
neighbourhood
virus
unlocks reason
making the perfect
21st century victim
everything sold
with fear
old con men
new opportunities
targeted
vulnerabilities
nothing off limits
when it comes to
creating easy money
no missed oppertunity
taking a mark
its about
feeding these anxieties
pressing buttons
that rip past
protective barriers
normally in place
your friendly
neighbourhood
virus
unlocks reason
making the perfect
21st century victim
#corruption
#greed
96 reads
4 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
15th Sep 2020 4:31am
15th Sep 2020 4:31am
The Nun Runner III (Cash Flow)
#corruption
#greed
602 reads
6 Comments
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