Legend24 - Corporate Demons (Pt 2)

Legend24
Legend24 Members Posts: 689 ✭✭
edited August 2010 in Waiting To Exhale
Your suit and tie disguise you
But I see right through the lies, I despise you
Thought I wanted to rise to be like them, but nevermind
The soul will never be content if the heart is blind
Dollar signs drive them, their mission statement, a facade
Greed is their religion, money is their ?
Me? My moral code is the basis for my existence
Enlisted in the righteous army to expose hidden faces
Remove masks and suits, put forth facts, stage coups
Not just for scoops, but to properly guide our youth

They paint their collars white and put a noose around their necks
Put a black coat over top and just assume they deserve respect
They haven't been dissected yet, haven't spilled out their guts
But blood still stains their hands from all the lives that they've touched
From all the souls who they've made resort to final measures
From all the individuals who now believe that only pain can bring pleasure
Rain is their only weather, forecasts show no better
Theft of possessions lasts a moment, this ? lasts forever
Break a spirit and watch him bleed
Takes a knee now watch him plead
There's nothing there to steal, it's on his desperation that they feed
Who are these people and what are their reasons?
They serve no purpose, we just call them demons
A product of all our evils, a manifestation of our nightmares
But they don't hide in our dream world, they all live right here
A corporation... a separate legal entity
Should be damned eternally for their unspoken indemnity.

Comments

  • Tupacfan
    Tupacfan Members, Moderators Posts: 2,428 Regulator
    edited August 2010
    Dam legend!

    This was hot all the way around, the rhyme scheme was straight on point! I loved it.. i enjoyed reading every bit of it too, this reminds me of a piece i had written awhile back.. I'll share with ya'll sometimes..

    My favorite part:

    From all the souls who they've made resort to final measures
    From all the individuals who now believe that only pain can bring pleasure
    Rain is their only weather, forecasts show no better
    Theft of possessions lasts a moment, this ? lasts forever


    Overall good ? , keep delivering light that one day we will all see it in our plight...

    And thanks for sharing with us fellow poet!

    Peace!
  • Legend24
    Legend24 Members Posts: 689 ✭✭
    edited August 2010
    Thanks. Some stuff I been witnessing lately in the business world just had me shaking my head... had to get it out.
  • QB - 6th Edition
    QB - 6th Edition Banned Users Posts: 1,207
    edited August 2010
    yo that was really hot legend.

    i favor the part about
    they paint their collar white and put a noose around their neck
    and the soul isnt content if the heart is blind
    deep ? yo... i gotta get back on my writing ? lol
  • Legend24
    Legend24 Members Posts: 689 ✭✭
    edited August 2010
    yo that was really hot legend.

    i favor the part about
    they paint their collar white and put a noose around their neck
    and the soul isnt content if the heart is blind
    deep ? yo... i gotta get back on my writing ? lol

    Respects... thanks for the feedback.

    Get back on it for sure, post up some of your stuff if you're feeling it.
  • QB - 6th Edition
    QB - 6th Edition Banned Users Posts: 1,207
    edited August 2010
    Legend24 wrote: »
    Respects... thanks for the feedback.

    Get back on it for sure, post up some of your stuff if you're feeling it.

    where is part one
    i wanna read it
  • Tupacfan
    Tupacfan Members, Moderators Posts: 2,428 Regulator
    edited August 2010
    Legend24 wrote: »
    Thanks. Some stuff I been witnessing lately in the business world just had me shaking my head... had to get it out.

    Yea this piece was dizzope.

    Keep dropping gems..

    Peace!
  • Legend24
    Legend24 Members Posts: 689 ✭✭
    edited August 2010
    where is part one
    i wanna read it

    I didn't really like part one so I didn't post it. It got a bit too random for my liking but I'll finish it and post it up when I got some time.
  • Legend24
    Legend24 Members Posts: 689 ✭✭
    edited August 2010
    where is part one
    i wanna read it

    Here's part one to this piece. They are separate pieces but same subject matter...

    Have you ever believed one could make a difference?
    One could make decisions on what's real and what isn't
    I used to believe we controlled our own, made our choices
    Made ourselves heard by the masses as we raised our voices
    Unearthed pearls from oysters, revealed their worth
    Embracing the good in life as we shielded from the worst
    Eyes turned to watch us as we broke the norm, evoked the storm
    Labeled an outcast because we failed to conform
    Misfits, a cancer, we don't fit in because we refuse to sin
    Refuse to give in, reluctant to compromise
    No, I'd rather save a soul and improve our lives
    But their eyes are solely focused on justifying their lies
    The world is a dark alley, those in charge are abusive
    The innocent are unprepared, fools... are the excuses
    We carry on with our lives like we're mutual exclusive
    These misconceptions cause equality to be elusive
    How are we striving for greatness when we've failed at respect?
    How can we reach a level when we've missed the first step?
    Those claiming to be on top cheated, took an escalator
    Can't breathe from the pressure now, desperate for a respirator
    And the rest, they cater, feed the fat cats with cash advances
    The public pays corporate execs, yet receive no answers
    No sense of accountability, just counting their millions
    As honest individuals look up through the glass ceilings.