Corrupted

• O Naing Sha Sha, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2021

You love the world
oh, how you are attached to it like a parasite
Ignoring the chaos that's been brewing in it since the ice ages
Ignoring the cries of distress from the helpless
Avoiding the disgusting reality that you've brushed under the carpet
But others don't have a choice and have to face it
All the inequality, the hate, the racism, and discrimination
You ignore it
Oh, how you turn a blind eye
Yet you still remain ungrateful
Greed growing more and more
Whilst people are abused, toutured..., killed
Whilst the righteous are mocked
You hide in the shadows, a coward
Yes, this is the person that the world has shaped you into
Yes, this is the world you cherish so much