Necessary Evil

A Poem by NewWriterOldWorld

The leader is the reason for our safety,

He is strong in indignation.

His power is corrupting,

But his words complete the nation.

We tried to remove him but all was futile,

Posterity would purposely ignore our grave.

When we conceded the revolution,

He used murder to teach our innocent kids how to behave

Now, here we sit, a tyrant at the helm,

With a system built on greed.

The population dependent on darkness,

A lurking evil in every new seed.

© 2017 NewWriterOldWorld

Author's Note

So... when I say this is my first poem, I mean it. I guess I wrote poetry in school like most of us but seriously, I have not written a poem in over twenty years.

The only thing I have been writing since I started actually working on my craft has been "Writing Prompts". Nothing more, nothing less. so please review.

Don't be easy on me :D

I have no shame when it comes to this stuff.