Only in a word

Drugs-
denounce death
tax and
corrupting
politicians-
causing grief with
their fake words and
insincere forms of
political correctness
patronising behind
their Colgate smiles
while camera’s flash
in their faces
and on tonight’s news
we’ll throw our hands up at
the television
swearing profanities
while in their homes
they’ll laugh
at having once
again foiled us with
embellished truths
to suit-
their lies
to cover-
and we’ll sit with
children who’ll ask
why
and the answers will be there
yet we won’t know what
to say-
teaching them that
lies are evil
sins
punishable
yet it’s okay
to let the world hear
theirs...