Defect In Character

by Sam M. Phillips

The disease will progress,

A mess you cannot undo,

No one has a clue

How to cure you

Of this madness.

.

See the white powder?

See you grasp at power?

You are lost;

The cost of excess,

And the distress

You dictate from your tower.

.

You run the schools,

Everyone fools

In your eyes,

Soon to meet their demise

If they don’t follow your rules.

.

The uselessness

Of pointing out your craziness

Is apparent,

The detriment

You cause

To your people

Doesn’t give you pause,

You’re an emotional cripple.

.

Ripple effect,

Defect in character

Of one man

Can cause pain to so many.

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Four years in the making…

Jammed packed with fun ideas, complex characters, and snappy sci fi stories…

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