Contest Poem: 1984 Or 2017

1984 or 2017 (For Contest) I ran as far away as I could It predicted we'd fail, that all would ... We humans revolt against "ought" and "should." Orwell knew better - O well, you say! In 1948, as one War seemed to give way To a quieter, colder one, he penned away We are all equal, but some are more equal Between "Revelation" and "1984" one is a sequel The last hope, the "last trump" renders us unequal To the chosen, Napoleon and beasts like him, (all rather uncouth but dressed to impress and kill) Yet patience is preached; leaders are ordained by Him Saddam Hussein had a name with "dam" in it The anti-Christ may be smoother, imitating the Holy Spirit; Lighter is not always whiter, or righter - I mean "right"? Before Napoleon, the Books of Romans and Corinthians stated We all fall short of the mark, God's standard (always hated!) Not in love, in democracy or "progress" as we get highly educated I, too, may be a recovering chauvinistic pig My prayer is that my current Christian wig Is of the New Man, kosher, sans hate, with Shalom, sans intrigue Faithful with God's Spirit, loyal to His Son From heaven all humans look alike, in hate and unforgiveness - one - The last trump may usher in True Government, God's Kingdom! (c) Anil Deo, 20170325