Corruption begins with a lie
A lie that you need to control
Told to you by the deception of power
A river of love lies beneath
I wish you would feel deeper
Please look around
It’d make you richer than coerced power ever could
Control is used to contort your image
You shape-shift for your self-interest
If you loved more
You wouldn’t need to hide yourself
It’s foolish to sell your morality
To buy more than a richer you would need
You think you must lie to survive?
You idiot
Your deception will starve you
You lose your community
by molding them around you
How could they fight for you
your lies erode their grip
They become shells
warped around you
They all feel it
Even if they can’t name it
If they can’t know what to believe
How can they be anything
They can’t trust their ears
Your curse of indulgence
Drains their individuality
It costs innocent lives
You are free from the law
but your conscience is running
Don’t lie
Even if it costs you now
You’ll have no debt
With an honest tongue
Imagine how rich you would be
If you let go of your image
And took comfort in your complexity
Share your mistakes
Even the embarrassing ones
You are like all of us
I promise you’ll be fine
You don’t need to deceive anymore
It’s corroding you
Find your river of love