dead heart

shallow pursuits
of power and wealth
abuses of trust
and horrifying injustice
these are the values
of the modern world
cheating, lying
and bringing them down.
some people are so selfish
they don't stop to think
of the tears they cause
their loved ones to shed
i read it in the paper
every goddamned day
i witnessed it myself
in some other relationship
and yet the world continues
to spiral on down
without the heart of a good man
to catch its last sigh.