God, thwart the moves of men with minds insane; <br />Their corruption has reached enormous heights; <br />And masking all their crimes, righteous they feign; <br />Ill-gotten wealth, giving them sleepless nights! <br /> <br />How long this land can bear their insults, Lord? <br />How longer must the poor suffer hard-ships? <br />The corrupt own most resources, O God; <br />Most transactions are carried out by ‘tips’! <br /> <br />The people have been cheated for ages; <br />The poor are made poorer by corrupt men; <br />The employees get paid paltry wages. <br />For honest folk, the earth is no haven! <br /> <br />Most lives are endangered by corruption; <br />The world does need a cleansing eruption! <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 12-12-2006<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-on-corruption-today/
