I Plead Guilty Poem by John Sensele

If I can't arrest one more heartbreak
If I can't love and save orphans and abandoned babies
If I can't prevent occurrences of one more affective mistake
I plead guilty to mental and sentimental maladies.

If I can't harass examination malpractices
If I can't apprehend gender based violence
If I can't check the cancer of injustices
I plead guilty to global incompetence and legal impotence.

If I can't stem the tide of poverty in the midst of satiety
If I can't influence the development of friendship and worship
If I can't freeze successes of notoriety
I plead guilty to puerile and sterile mentorship.

If I can't divorce my choice and my voice from tyranny
If I can't abhor and deplore cronyism and Satanism
If I can't speak out against political mutiny and gluttony
I plead guilty to cynicism and favouritism.