The Fruits Of Crime Poem by Barney Rooney

The Fruits Of Crime

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Warn your children not to eat
or touch the fruit when raw
but processed flesh proves sweet enough
for those within the law

the police stand ready
with more than cuffs and sticks
a pouch for this and a clip for that
in a waistband full of tricks
courses on how to use them
in the love-hate thing with crime
holidays, time in lieu,
sweet lumps of overtime

lawyers with a gimlet eye
in the theatre of their profession
stand, sit or lie to trade
in expedient confession
prosecute, defend, judge
and pick up the appeals
multiplicity of role –
duplicity of deals

gaolers on the outskirts
making profit out of prisons
confirming truth in clichés
and familiar aphorisms
'every cloud has a silver lining' –
'its an ill wind' - and the rest
secure returns on doom and gloom
for those who would invest

others keep an interested eye –
Lloyds likes to tease at loss
priming profit from damage
that is hardly worth a toss
a biteen of public disorder
breeds fear and disillusion
ideal for creative games with risk
and its distribution

warn your children not to eat
or touch the fruit when raw
but processed flesh proves sweet enough
for those who own the law

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 15 November 2013

A parody poem pennd in a scintillating style on law order police n crime. What a poetic rhymin twist. Pls do review any of my latest poems too.

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Chinedu Dike 21 January 2020

Well expressed thoughts and feelings. An insightful creation written in persuasive expressions with conviction. Thanks for sharing, Barney.

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Ernest Makuakua 02 March 2016

wonderful poem thanks for sharing i enjoyed reading keep writing

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Nima Foroughi 09 December 2015

I really enjoy it.Thanks for sharing.

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Sally Plumb Plumb 13 June 2015

I think I know what you are saying. (It's the class divide,)

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David Harris 29 July 2014

An excellent read. Very clever. Just a hint of cynicism? Ha ha.

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