Where it all went wrong

I see men in suits and ties

Standing up telling lies

Throwing promises in the air

Full of charm and flair

I see men in preachers’ clothes

Standing with a saintly repose

Bequeathing salvation at a whim

Whilst concealing their own sin

I see business men being adored

For showing off all they can afford

Some people see them as sages

For paying workers low wages

I see generals with medals pinned

On a chest below their grins

Speaking of battles braved

But silent on who was betrayed

I see a world I don’t understand

Full of people with hidden hands

With a lust for power and control

Happy to have sold their souls

I see a world of rich and poor

Some are knocking on God’s door

I guess that’s where I don’t belong

Because I asked where it all went wrong

©JMcN 2014