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the temptation of power

the temptation of power

Henry Kissinger once wrote
Power is the best aphrodisiac
Perhaps that is why
All over the world
Political and business leaders
Refuse to retire.

Still lusting after power
And the perks of power
Which includes sexual temptation
Corruption and the power of money.

The corruption of being famous
And the belief that the rules
Do not apply to them
That they are above the law.

Sadly, we see them
Clinging to power
At all cost.

Thinking that they are immune
To the laws of political gravity
That applies to ordinary mortals
That they are the masters of the universe
That they are almost gods.

But sometimes the corruption
And the temptation of power
Becomes too much
And they become ensnared
In tawdry scandals.

When you are rich and famous
You have a lot of friends
Until you stumble,

And find yourself
On the downward spiral
Your friends forget
They ever knew you.

The knives come out
Everyone wants to take
You down
Smiling as they stab you
In the proverbial back

The down and out
Have no friends left

And many people
Who thought they were gods
End up serving time
In prison.

That is the nature
Of power
It corrupts you
Then turns on you
Destroying you
In the end.