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TYRANNY UNMASKED.

The Triad of Corruption, Slavery, and Power.

By Johnpaul Okwudili Published 2 years ago 4 min read
TYRANNY UNMASKED.
Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash

In the shadow of the towering spires,
Where whispers carry more weight than screams,
Lies the heart of tyranny, unmasked, exposed,
The triad of corruption, slavery, and power.

Corruption, the first pillar, insidious and sly,
It seeps through the cracks of virtue,
Turning gold to rust, hope to despair,
Its tendrils wrapping tight around justice, truth.

In the dim-lit rooms of governance,
Deals are struck with a silent nod,
Money flows like blood, tainted and thick,
Feeding the hunger of those who crave control.

Politicians, once heralds of the people,
Now puppets, strings pulled by unseen hands,
Their voices a chorus of deceit,
Promises broken before they are even made.

The judges, draped in robes of pretense,
Their gavels echoing the will of the corrupt,
Verdicts bought with silver, with secrets,
While the innocent are condemned to silence.

The media, the voice of the powerful,
Twists narratives, spins lies into truths,
A weapon wielded with precision,
Molding the minds of the masses, blindfolded.

And so, corruption thrives, unchecked,
A cancer in the body politic,
Its roots deep, its branches wide,
Choking the very breath of democracy.

Slavery, the second pillar, ancient and cruel,
Its chains not always visible, but felt,
In the sweatshops, the fields, the mines,
Where men, women, and children labor in silence.

Their lives sold for a pittance,
Their dreams buried beneath the weight of survival,
Each day a struggle, each breath a curse,
Their spirits broken, their wills subdued.

Children, robbed of their innocence,
Their laughter replaced by the hum of machines,
Their hands small, their burdens great,
Growing old before their time, in darkness.

In the factories, the clamor of industry,
Drowns the cries of the enslaved,
Their labor a currency, their bodies expendable,
Feeding the insatiable maw of profit.

The fields, vast and unending,
Echo with the songs of the oppressed,
Their backs bent, their hands calloused,
Their lives a testament to endurance, to pain.

The mines, dark and suffocating,
Swallow the light, the hope,
Men descend into the earth’s bowels,
Emerging hollow, shadows of their former selves.

And so, slavery persists, disguised, rationalized,
A relic of a past that never truly left,
Its chains forged anew in the fires of capitalism,
Its victims countless, its impact immeasurable.

Power, the third pillar, absolute and consuming,
It intoxicates, corrupts absolutely,
Those who hold it, wield it like a sword,
Unyielding, unmerciful, relentless.

In the high towers of power,
Decisions are made with a flick of the wrist,
Lives altered, destinies rewritten,
By those who see the world as their chessboard.

The powerful, shrouded in their invincibility,
Look down upon the masses,
Their eyes cold, calculating,
Their hearts hardened by the allure of control.

They build empires on the backs of the oppressed,
Their wealth a testament to exploitation,
Their influence a shadow over freedom,
Their reign a blight on humanity.

In the nexus of power, corruption and slavery meet,
An unholy alliance, a triad of tyranny,
Each feeding the other, each sustaining the other,
A cycle unbroken, a dance of domination.

Yet, within the darkness, a flicker of light,
The spark of resistance, the fire of rebellion,
In the hearts of the oppressed, a yearning,
For justice, for freedom, for truth.

The voices of the enslaved, once muted,
Rise in a crescendo of defiance,
A symphony of resilience, a chorus of hope,
Against the triad of tyranny, against the chains that bind.

In the streets, the cries of the people,
Echo with the power of a thousand storms,
Their march a testament to unity,
Their struggle a beacon of courage.

The chains that bind, forged in darkness,
Are weakened by the light of truth,
Each act of defiance, a crack in the armor,
Each voice raised, a blow to the structure.

The powerful tremble, their grip falters,
For they know that their reign is not eternal,
That the spirit of humanity, relentless and fierce,
Will not be subdued, will not be silenced.

In the chronicles of corruption, slavery, and power,
New chapters are written every day,
By the hands of the brave, the just,
By those who dare to dream, to fight, to hope.

The triad of tyranny can be dismantled,
Not by force alone, but by unity,
By the collective will of those who refuse,
To live in a world where injustice prevails.

In the hearts of the oppressed, the seeds of revolution,
Nurtured by the desire for dignity, for justice,
Their voices rising in a symphony of defiance,
Against the nexus of power, the chains of oppression.

Each act of defiance, a link unraveled,
Each voice raised, a blow to the structure,
In solidarity, the oppressed find strength,
In truth, they find their weapon.

The triad of tyranny is vast, but not invincible,
Its reach extensive, but not absolute,
For the human spirit, relentless and fierce,
Will not rest until every chain is broken.

In the chronicles of corruption and power,
Lie lessons of history, warnings of the past,
That power, unchecked, corrupts absolutely,
That vigilance is the price of freedom.

The oppressed rise, not in anger alone,
But in the pursuit of justice,
Their march a symphony of resilience,
Their song a hymn of liberation.

In the face of tyranny, they stand tall,
In the face of corruption, they speak truth,
For in their hearts lies the dream,
Of a world where freedom reigns, where justice prevails.

The empire of chains may seem all-encompassing,
But its days are numbered,
For the human spirit, relentless and fierce,
Will not rest until every chain is broken.

In the chronicles of corruption and power,
New chapters are written every day,
By the hands of the brave, the just,
By those who dare to dream, to fight, to hope.

In the end, it is not the oppressors who are remembered,
But the oppressed, the resilient,
Those who, against all odds, rose to defy,
To reclaim their freedom, their dignity, their power.

And so, the triad of tyranny unravels,
Thread by thread, lie by lie,
Until one day, it is but a memory,
A chapter in the chronicles of a past we have overcome.

In the annals of history, let it be known,
That in the face of corruption and power,
The human spirit, undaunted, rose,
And in its rise, forged a world anew

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  • Dawnxisoul393art2 years ago

    Your poem shines a light on the dark realities of the world, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.

  • angela hepworth2 years ago

    This was absolutely brilliant.

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