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    If I'm Corrupt...

    October 6, 2016

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    Charlotte Peters Rock

     

    Written in 1996 about the overt political manoeuvering taking place at that time. Relevant today.. except that in our current Labour Party leader we have a way through, into far more honest and open dealings. Grateful for that.

     

    If I'm corrupt..

     

    I enter this hall to the greater good
    my oath is taken
    Silence falls on me but soon - as any debutante
    I make a maiden speech
    Good or bad, the Order papers wave
    ignoring every word
    each fluff and nervous tick and stutter
    They lead me into cliques

     

    I fit, a body claimed, a vote in the Division
    new-boy-nervous
    Speeches which I make are vetted, by masters
    who whip me into line
    Policies I query, leave a slope of ice, before which
    I sit gazing

     

    Moving up includes unpalatable facts accepted
    I gag - and swallow
    Responsibilities awarded by masters of corruption
    or wiser men - more generous
    lead me into murky water, seething in ooze and lies
    or stagnant pools
    Sometimes I leap, rock to slippery rock, falling in
    before the bank is gained

     

    My speeches hit the page clamouring
    in altered meaning
    I trade one imperfect phrase of yours for one
    unwise response of mine 
    In the trade-off factories are closed forever
    fishing nets destroyed

     

    I hide the evidence, they're certain that I have
    and lie abroad
    I face their grand exposure of my wrongs
    and lie at home

     

    If no answer comes, no blame is possible to shift
    I touch the wall
    Back against its roughened granite blocks
    fingers raw
    picking my escape. As baying Press advance
    I turn

     

    Your evidence, in spite of perfect proof, is wrong
    my red eyes stare
    Should it prove correct, and I a liar
    I will state
    You do not understand the power you vest in me
    and furthermore
    my clique will still support my strong position
    I'll not resign

     

    They will echo, echo, echo still with me
    If I'm corrupt
    so would they, in their long corruption be
    They will echo every word I state


    If I'm corrupt..and you have proof..
    So what!

     

     

    © 19Feb1996 Charlotte Peters Rock

     

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