Poisoning the well
Questions are flung, words that stung
As our flask withdraws

Glimmer and glamour
Grey buildings with vacant eyes
Advertised to buy

Mimes, clowns in disguise
Reality, no surprise
Dictated by deceit

Corruption is a perspective
Held by the collective
Their effort to remain remains protective
Their intentions stay clear, reflective
Guided in life by a retrospective
After all, it is cost-effective

Poor? Too lazy.
Rich? Too selfish.
Stable? Too adverse.
We cannot come together
Kumbaya?
Not with humanity's perpetual
Coup d'état

Praying for heaven
Cause you live in hell
Life is cyclical, one step until purgatory
Cynical but real
No ideals left to heal
For our love remains blocked
By artificial stopgaps
With no intersection
I can muse on the use of our ruse
For that is all I can do

Lone hands, unbroken
Pebbles with no impact, yet
Boulders break thresholds