They say money is the root of all evils
But I say power is the devil itself
Whether political or spiritual
It was never for mortal men
It rids a man of his mortality and peace
For men shall search for power
Men shall rise in power and give themselves titles "Leader, ruler, King, Fuhrer, Emperor"
Then they shall stand like gods amongst men and command their authority
Pride comes before a fall
But power comes before pride
Such was the story of a man, who sought power
He crossed the seven seas and scaled mountains
And when people saw his deeds they gathered and marvelled "what a great man he is"
So he stood on a podium and thought "is it not I they've come to hail"
Then he said "call me your hero"
And the crowd chanted "hail our hero"
But hero wanted more power, so he journeyed through the continents and universe
And when the nations saw his exploits
They gathered and marvelled "what a mighty man he is"
So he sat on a throne and thought "is it not I they've come to serve"
Then he said "call me your king, for I shall rule and dictate over your affairs"
And the nations chanted "long live the king"
But the king wanted more power
So he journeyed to the skies and the underworld
And when the world saw this they gathered and marvelled
"Where on earth is there anyone like him"
So he stood on a mountain, looked up to heaven and shouted "is it not I who tells them what to do and what not to, is it not I they've come to worship am I not god myself"
So he declared "call me king of all kings, supreme ruler, conqueror of the world, master of the air, sea, earth and all elements, lord over all creatures and creations"
And he said "bring me that man's head" and it was brought
And he dwelled high in his glory
He forgets that power corrupts
He forgets his mortality and rivals the almighty
He idolises himself and challenges his creator
And when the wrath of the almighty was kindled
The almighty said "dust you're and to dust you shall return"
He unleashes his wrath and sends maggots to eat him
And when the man looked down from the mountain, he saw no one
Then he said in regrets "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"
The maggots eats him to dust
And when death came to claim his soul, he couldn't stop him

Power shifts
From Alexander to Napoleon
From Stalin to Hitler
From Obama to Trump
Men and nations will rise against each other just to wield it
So let a man gain knowledge if he wants
Let him desire beauty
Let him chase fame and glory
And let him seek wealth if he wants to
But not power
For he who seeks it seeks his own destruction.....
There's sorrow enough in the natural way
And when we are certain of sorrow in store, why do we always arrange for more?!
All because the power of change is hard to adjust, its temptation is so hopelessly strong
While the power of right is hard... all because humans do not want to overcome the power of wrong
To some power is guns, knives or the ability to read and write.
To some power is control, fist or words
To some power is love, art, money (the root of all evil)
Then I remembered the words of my mum saying...
"There is a power in taking
But more power in giving."
The India blockbuster movies portrays that:
There is a power in revenge but more power in forgiving
There is a power in destroying but more power in letting someone or something live.
What then is power to you?!

The power in YOU is greater than all.
In you, His power is born
The power of truth is in the belief
The power of love is in the heart
The power of faith is felt in the mind
With every member of your being a part
So when the unfairness of life takes your power away
What then do you do?!
You've got to remember to whom the power belongs...


Writers:@ Toluwalopemoyo
@ Heritage