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POEM STARTER
Corruption
Write a poem that addresses the theme of corruption. This is an uncommon theme to express poetically, so think about different types of corruption, and how they can best be explored through poetry.
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You look at me Different than before
You once looked at me with a glow in your eyes You once had joy and brightness in your smile You used to glow more than the sun itself
Now your eyes are dark and cold Your smile quivers and is thirsty for power You aren’t kissed by the sun anymore Not the moon You have been sucked into a black hole
It is too late for you
You once craved laughter Now all you want is power and blood I can’t believe after everything This is you
You were so kind I loved you so much You loved me too
How could you have caused this much suffering I thought you would thrive in power Never like this though
I thought you would make things brighter with me by your side You took everything Threw me out Your greed has taken you over
I want you back
I never asked for this
The ducks didn’t return to the lake after the storm.
The color has drained. I should’ve known better. Maybe I did know what I was walking into. I knew it was a trap. I figured if I was trapped, daily decisions would be taken out of my hands.
I thought he was there to save me. He wasn’t. He didn’t want to save me. He wanted to be God.
He wanted to be the only one I knew. He wanted to peal apart every piece of my body. He wanted to hold my dry bones in his hands.
I regret every time I found myself irritated in the presence of loved ones. My living body resides between four grey, blood-crusted walls.
I can’t go home.
I want to go home.
BANG, BANG! The gun goes pop. A criminal flees, as the bodies drop. Innocent eyes fixed on the TV screen. Fascinated by what they’ve seen. Glass pipes and syringes, glorified. Innocence bleeds from a young child’s mind.
And as the TV flickers with its evil allure, The hearts of our children are left impure.
Cw for religion ✝️
Not to play devil’s advocate But I can see his side Yenno besides the whole ‘Let all the glory be mine’ It makes a lot of sense To do away with free will The moment we got agency Everything went downhill
You’d think intelligent beings Would use their power of choice To make all people equal To give everyone a voice Instead it seems that humans try To go out of their way To be more evil than thought possible To pillage and to slay
You really can’t assume That anyone has good intentions There’s someone on your block right now So starving for attention They’d comit some heinous act Seen in the news tomorrow In their police interview They won’t show one hint of sorrow
The moment that you think People can’t get worse than that You see something even wickeder That makes your heart go flat They keep inventing brand new ways To torture, rape and steal It’s like we learned how to make choices But forgot how to love and feel
That’s why I understand The point the devil had to make If you give human beings agency There’s just too much at stake I’d much rather be a robot With no choices of my own Than live in this wretched hellscape That I have to call my home
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Some thoughts- I don’t necessarily 100% believe everything I wrote here but sometimes it does get really hard living in such a corrupt and evil world and it’s hard to see the good
Those who point the finger Telling right from wrong The high and mighty linger Reigning for far too long
Money-hungry gluttons Far beyond reproach Flaunt without reluctance As our deaths approach
When the leaders fail Who will light the way No more men for sale No more bribes today
Armies of officials Marching for their cause Drag the guiltless with them Into open jaws
Caring not for people Living for no creed Using cross and steeple To justify their greed
When the leaders fail Who will light the way No more men for sale No more bribes today
I write doodles, of loss and despair. But live in a world, where Rapunzel has strong hair…
My paper jaded times, with poetry on the fly. It's a landscape of art and horror, in depths of my mind...
But oh, there is a price to pay; these sickening odd thoughts. Abrubt and outright, like the fading of a memory lost…
It's what it's like, to be in love. To hear a heartbeat within the burnt out stars, in the dark skies above...
-HMG
A People, faces pressed into the sand. They cry and cry,” God please just make this end.” A Pharaoh, sandals propped upon their backs. They’re starving as they build his monuments.
A Promise, He will set them free. LORD will break this bondage of misery. A Prince, floating in a basket. Raised by those he’d soon surpass.
A Conflict, the Prince saw too much pain. Eyes couldn’t stand to watch the fucking suffering. A Murder, the Prince can’t escape the blood. He runs to hide, forgetting his people, and starting a new life.
A Sheppard, days had turned to years. He’s forgotten the faces of those whom he’d held dear. A Voice, a burning bush calls to him. LORD commanded him to free His children.
A Pharaoh, proud of his temples. He denies the Sheppard his People. A Plague, a series, brings the land down to their knees. The blood of a lamb has spared this people.
A Sea, standing in the path. The People, wanting to turn back. A Hand, raised above the water. A Sea, it reveals dry land.
A Pharaoh, in a fucking rage.
An Army, in a watery grave.
A People, they give shouts of praise.
A Sheppard, up a mount of flames.
A People, they just couldn’t wait. A Brother, his many pleas won’t resonate. A People, melting down their jewels. An Idol, corrupting wicked fools.
A Sheppard, descends from the mount. A People, have defiled themselves. An Idol, shattered dust and gold. A Tablet, broken law not followed.
A Sheppard, cries before this People. A Prince, cries before this People. A Servant, cries before this People. LORD, cries over this People.
Sin, preys upon this People. Sin, preys upon our people. Sin, preys upon a person. Sin, preys upon us all, friend.
(This one’s for you, Löwe. I really hope you don’t take offense to it. I don’t have an Anti-Semitic bone in me. I actually have a very deep love for the People. I thought you show know that, and I thought this would be a sincere way to show it. I figured this would mean a bit more to you than anyone else I’ve met here. It’s meant to be a thing of connection. We’re all totally fucked. 🫠)
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