SWEET-PAIN OF MONEY

Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke


Notice of absence from Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke
I will surely get back to you when I come online.

 

The root of all evil, 
Printed with pictures
of departed elites,
Whose records are
brutal and bloody.

It creates social stratification, 
The have and have-not, 
The bourgeoisies lord over
the proletariats.

We are at the mercy
of it gambits and gimmicks, 
Souls sacrificed for thy sake, 
On the luciferian altar. 

Our leaders loot it 
with a smile, 
Squander it without leniency, 
Their children wander like 
the prodigal son. 

The impecunious seeks it 
with a heavy heart, 
Hustling and struggling, 
Under the smiling sun. 

Young men have nationalized 
in strange lands, 
To seek money in humility;
Some sex workers, 
Some fraudsters and tricksters, 
Many tradeoff their kidneys. 

Greed for money has rendered 
Many homes childless, 
Grey hairs mock them, 
Tears of regret smile at them. 

Iberiberism has led many astray, 
Cupidity the driving force, 
Eschew or convey the cross 
of misery. 

  • Author: Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 30th, 2024 02:30
  • Comment from author about the poem: The poem reflects on the love for money. The love for money invites greed, selfishness, wickedness and many other vices. The Bible states that "the love of money is the root of all evil". Many young people seek money by hook or crook without recourse to it cause and effects. Many get themselves involved in different crimes to make money. Some get involved in yahoo yahoo, some do rituals, while others sell their kidneys for money. The society has lost the values it ought to protect to worshipping money, and as such the young people do anything possible to make money by hook or crook. It's well with our today's society.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Tony36

    Excellent write



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