No form of government vouches for the poor; <br />All love to lie and cheat and steal from all; <br />They like to stay corrupt, blunder and err; <br />Their own upliftment is their clarion call! <br /> <br />When once empowered by people’s strong mandate, <br />Receiving bribes becomes their daily spree; <br />Thenceforth, they care not for the poor man’s fate; <br />A wealth-sucker of souls, they try to be! <br /> <br />The people’s power is used to subjugate; <br />Influence, clout become their thickest friends; <br />Their time is used to pilfer, devastate; <br />From rulers, they transform to be fiends! <br /> <br />No form of government ideally is good! <br />When greed enters hearts, poisonous turns the food! <br /> <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 5-6-2013<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-ruling-people/
