Things Fall Apart

When lies take the front seat

Cruelty becomes the order

Innocents are harassed 

Obedience is double taxed

Things fall apart

.

Only when votes are counted

And any criminal can get bail

Taxpayers are burdened

Citizens are exposed to hardships 

Things fall apart

.

In the name of love, lust thrives

In the name of care, child abuse

Elders dumped in "old age care"

When only money becomes prime

Things fall apart

.

When thoughts become chaotic

When affection is only a mask

When life becomes only a race

When relationships are only a show

Things do fall apart