We Live In This World Poem by Peter Madden

We live in this world..



a world where wisdom is second to success
and morals like a flag lie torn and tattered
waving feebly in the shallow path of progress
crushed mercessly beneath endless marching feet


a world where people cry and starve
and hunger sits upon his rotting mountain throne
where wasted food decays before malnourished eyes
greatful for each rancid morsel thrown their way
like scavengers left to feast upon the scraps


a world where free will has a hidden price tag
and our chosen servants are now our secret masters
where we are told the desires within our own fickle hearts
willing slaves to faceless and unforgiving lords
forever bound in invisible chains of our own creation




we live in this world....



only we can change it