INAUSPICIOUS
As the old decade ground to an
inauspicious halt there was nothing
to wave flags about, or release helium
filled balloons with words of good cheer.
It's all a bit passe really, because the
wealthy and powerful still oppress the
weak and vulnerable, and poor descend
the poverty ladder in ever greater numbers.
Powerful countries legitimate the invasion
of weak souvereign states, manufacture lies
to rob them of their resources and instil
(democracies?) totally foreign to them.
So what can we predict for decade 2000?
Regretfully, more of the same.
ron flowers
And the gap widens. A very good poem about a very bad situation.
And the gap widens. A very good poem about a very bad situation.
I understand your angst. Every word in this poem is true. And yet, I can't help but believe that there is an undercurrent of grass roots change taking place that might surprise the hell out of all of us. Well written rant. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥