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Array ( [sid] => 144883 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Greed [time] => 2008-09-02 23:02:22 [hometext] => [bodytext] => The rivalry for power and status, its greed,
The desire for excessive wealth, most certainly lead
To a disregard of one’s conscience, indeed
And to crime, enmity and several misdeeds;
The morals of the society become lost and forgotten
So results corruption and a society so rotten

The empires once prosperous, in esteem held high
Did eventually collapse in the days gone by
The apparent reasons for their ruin are easy to classify
But this should not be forgotten, as history would testify:
They became hungry for power and pleasure-loving
So a lasting decline is what greed was to bring

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Greed

Contributed by ammar on Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 @ 11:02:22 PM in AEST
Topic: political

The rivalry for power and status, its greed,
The desire for excessive wealth, most certainly lead
To a disregard of one’s conscience, indeed
And to crime, enmity and several misdeeds;
The morals of the society become lost and forgotten
So results corruption and a society so rotten

The empires once prosperous, in esteem held high
Did eventually collapse in the days gone by
The apparent reasons for their ruin are easy to classify
But this should not be forgotten, as history would testify:
They became hungry for power and pleasure-loving
So a lasting decline is what greed was to bring

Copyright Â© ammar ... [ 2008-09-02 23:02:22]
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Re: Greed (User Rating: 1 )
by navydocny on Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 02:57:18 AM AEST
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Great poem...
I like your structure...
it's a good message....

Re: Greed (User Rating: 1 )
by Cupid on Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 08:01:27 AM AEST
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I agree with navydocny.
It most certainly does have a powerful message.
I agree with you, ammar, on this one; the world is full of greed and will eventually lead to our downfall if we keep it up.
Good poem, ammar! Keep up the good work!

Re: Greed (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 11:37:45 AM AEST
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Great message, good write....
Jenni

Re: Greed (User Rating: 1 )
by FlintHunter on Wednesday, 28th September 2011 @ 07:28:18 AM AEST
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'Greed' goes beyond mere poetry. It is something that must be said. Something that is more than true. But something spoken about -- only by the few who care enough to put their hearts and souls and hands and pens and papers -- into exposing this monstrous Crisis of Crises: the terrible greed that infects all the peoples of our poor planet.

Important. This poem is important.

--FlintHunter

Contributed by ammar on Tuesday, September 02 2008 @ 23:02:22 AEST
Topic: Political Poetry

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