Villanelle: Do States the Raison D'Etat Circumvent

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Villanelle: Do States the raison d’Etat circumvent Do States the raison d’Etat* circumvent The collective will Has it a single soul Should not the force publique* State crimes prevent Who but a few stand for the State’s content The armed forces stifle in strait camisole* Do States the raison d’Etat circumvent Yet the elected crew behave innocent The people’s will blocked by the party’s role Should not the force publique State crimes prevent The democratic way Does it not relent Let parties alternate with no eye on goal Do States the raison d’Etat circumvent Entrenched forces damn all as of no moment In the name of the People abuse their role Should not the force publique State crimes prevent Lives lie blunt forlorn twisted stymied rent By mud-caked oath-swearing secret ritual Do States the raison d’Etat circumvent Should not the force publique State crimes prevent • raison d’Etat: reason of State • force publique: the Police • camisole de force: strait jacket © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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