Power Corrupts Through And Through Poem by Qiniso Mogale

Many a promising leader has been corrupted
Many a promising servant of God has been corrupted
Many once honest a public official has been corrupted
Many an outstanding member of the community has been corrupted
Power corrupts through and through.

It is much better to be drunk because of alcohol
It is dangerous to be drunk because of power
The world is in this state because many are drunk with power
Many are intoxicated because of unlimited power
They do as they please without accountability
No one calls them to order
They are a law unto themselves.

Churches are not immune to being corrupted by power
Many pastors have been corrupted by power
Congregants have given these pastors praises due to God
The miracles God performed through them are attributed to the pastors own powers
God has been sidelined
God has been denounced
Pastors have appropriated God's glory for themselves
They have been corrupted by power.

Power corrupts through and through
The world bleeds because many are power hungry
The world mourns because many are power hungry
Many countries economies in doldrums because of those corrupted by power
Many countries education systems have crumbled because of those corrupted by power
Once powerful churches are down and out because power corrupted church leaders.