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Zach Hanlon Jun 2017
Earth below my feet and sky over my head:
I can tread this entire earth,
and visit every destination,
yet end up nowhere.

Give me all the world's riches,
gold, silver, platinum;
print me papers of power.
Still my greed will never be satisfied.

Give me an ideal form;
The body of a god
hollow without divinity.
I'll find each imperfection.

Give me control;
bend everything to my will.
My life in my hands,
and I'll still be too weak to hold it.

Even with the earth below my feet,
I'll always refuse to walk.
Truly, theres nothing more pathetic
than a blessed beggar.
Apoorva Jun 2017
Big shadow looming
Over the head
Mean women waiting
And wanting the gold
Drunk men looking
For love and hate
In strangers eyes
And the children are insane
Throwing stones at peddlers
.
Encapsulated by her greed
She waits for her man
And The precious gifts
That she loves
Diamond and gold
And the beautiful dress
Her man is a fool
Cause he adores her
.
She flaunts her beautiful face
And hides her ugly heart
Walking down the street
She gives those clues
To desperate and lonely men
Her haunting smile still
Captures every broken heart
In a sweet surrender of will
She let go of her shame
.
Her man loves her though
And he has no clue
Works hard and wise
For every penny that she wastes
He lives alone far away
From her fake love, so
He feels nothing at times
Bliss is a forgotten friend
He's waiting for the end
.
In the end justice will be done
Just before the morning sun
She can run and she can hide
And throw away all her pride
She will pay for her sin
Just like they always have been
Rohan Nath May 2017
Gorgeous Creation enclosed within the cage of violence
Do I hear the echo of the cries of Creator’s Creation?
Gloomy clouds of Lust where some lusts for thunder!
Following the thunder originates the heavy rain
I breathe somewhere where greed overcomes generosity
Where the cunning betrayal overpowers the innocent trust
I see individuals surrender to the strength of these evils
But one day, I saw a speck of sunlight during these tough times
I tracked it and it steered me to a place too strange
For what lied ahead brought tears to my eyes
Two old generation who adored each other!
They didn’t fear the malevolent force
For they had an innocent smile upon their visage
And held each other’s hand…
Banana May 2017
Globally, the number one killer of children is diarrhea.
Usually, this can be prevented by drugs that cost fifty cents.
But I needed that new car,
I deserve designer jeans,
I have to look good this season,
Because life means nothing compared to things.
It says a lot when
you realise
you have more friends
from back then
than you have today.

They tell me
that hospitality is
a calling,
a vocation,
I think I
need relocation away
from the madhouse.

this is
industry,
a production line
where the turnover of people
is greater than the sum of their
time.

It's okay if you can paint that
smile on your face and
keep it in place,
but for me
it's just industry.

and one that needs looking into.


When the animals take over the zoo
and you're paid in peanuts
while they drink the honey
It's not ******* funny
it's more than off key
it's another example
of corrupt industry.

On a more serious note
who did you vote for?
the company that keeps its
workers tied to
drudgery, who then have to claim
from the state to top up thier
pay?
which means
on top of your service charge
there's
an extra charge on you
so you can dine with the diners
down at the zoo

Tax deductible
reprehensible ,
minus
expenses
dinner for two.
Employers destroying employment values.
Bunny Apr 2017
If you're not supposed
to stop dreaming
when are you supposed
to be happy?
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