Poem: The Madness Of Our Time

I

The world is drunk with civilisation.

But our deeds stink with corruption

Our superior intellect is but a disgrace.

Our progress triggers man made maze,

And now altruism is a glowing rara avis.

Our schemes are soaked with sacrilege

Making humanity a force without leverage.

We spin and toss loosely on a fragile ledge

Knowing not our existence is on the edge.

II

Nuclear bombs are moulded in a quest

For world peace.

Corruption is shamelessly pursued

By all flesh.

Public nudity is perceived greatly

As the pride of vogue.

We deplete nature’s gratis blessings

Without posterity in mind.

Greed distorts our noble nature

Into a contemptible caricature.

Hmm, my friend, let sanity prevail

Or we perish beyond redemption.

In all your endeavours, my friend, let

The light of propriety purify your hearts.

AUTHOR’S NAME: OKOFO-DARTEY SAMUEL E-MAIL: sodesq2000@yahoo.com