Besmirched Nation

Corruption and retrogressive policies digress our progress

Deep seated it has become in certain institutions

The manner these rot is escalating is alarming

There is need to curb these vices

That continue to be the rot of inequality

Facets that were incorrigible are besmirched

Hard work a plus is no longer rewarded

Children work hard to join their dream schools

Unscrupulous directors take them to low cadre schools

That way they lose the psyche of hard work

They see this as a form of punishment

Yet they smiling due to this discrepancy

This impunity need to come to a cessation

Society should encourage the tenets of hard work

The lands ministry is the worst affected

Commissioners dish out lands to unsuspecting agents

Who sell them to citizens who are gullible

For few checks have been placed to certify authenticity

Scrutiny will clear all the inconsistencies

 Few years later when investments have been done

The government bulldozer demolishes the premises

Owners left homeless with their palatial mansions down

Someone somewhere is smiling all the way to the bank

Police are the worst lot in this trend

Theirs is an age old tradition evolving

New tricks to counter measures meted out

They are quite ingenious in their clandestine activities

Occasionally they tone down when reported

But it does not take long before they resuscitate the vices

They blame poor pay for engaging in the vice

These acts to them are addictive like brown sugar addiction

I peak against corruption with the contempt it deserves

Contributing to my poor stature in society

Even the holy books condemn this monster

That threatens to destroy the fabric of a nation

Knit on the building blocks of transparency and integrity

The most industrious fail to enjoy their labour fruits

One has corrupted the other to evade an obligation

Reason why we have many living substandard lives

The debates we have are also substandard

So are the verdicts and judgments delivered

Our buildings are substandard and hazardous

Research carried out lacks the required competency

Graduates are termed half-baked and incompetent

Yet the employers were trained by the same tutors

The quest for quick wealth is what is retrogressive

It is the reason why many engage in corruption

Yet some had principles and characters so divine