Corruption

Corruption is rife
You can smell it in the air
It's a foul smell, it lingers, leaves a trail
Hold your breath as
You move about the house
Or you may breathe it in, exhale, inhale

Corruption is rampant
You can hear it echo in the chamber
From the shadows, it creeps, it cheats
Stay in the light as
You move about the house
Be discrete, this class of the ruling Elite

Corruption is abundant
Clings like poison ivy to the seats
Interwoven, sown into fabric, like glue
Mind your step won't you?
My honorable friend
To touch the roots, the stem, may just turn you too

Corruption is alive
A living breathing beast
You think there'd be horns, claws, teeth
Sad as it is
That simply isn't true
Corruption looks like me, it looks like you,
And it wears the colour blue