A MANTRA

wealthy priests pontificate
false gods proliferate
evil men commiserate
they all group up and congregate
at contaminated altars
seething with hate
for they all have forgotten
compassion

adulterers copulate
as murderers de-populate
the worlds innocents
holy icons they desecrate
all types of bombs they detonate
in the name of "peace",
they retaliate
for they have forgotten
compassion

the number counters estimate
corporate lies they fabricate
the middle class they flagellate
you must invest, don't hesitate
the ones who win infuriate...
the masses
(the indoctrinated, subjugated,
placated, innebriated, masses)
for the evil ones who rule them
have forgotten
compassion

now's the time to innovate
humanity we must reinstate
let us not procrastinate
hopefully its' not too late
for wise men to matriculate
the Buddha stands right at your gate
in tattered clothes, which deteriorate

will you have heart to emulate...
all the love he demonstrates?
will you not vacillate?
and demonstrate,
compassion