Michael Coy Poet Sonnet

Marxism For Dummies 12

The thorns-in-sides are various
which mar incumbents’ slumber.
Could Belgium bear Lumumba?
Would Britain brook Makarios?

There’s Bolsheviks or Mensheviks,
Parnell or De Valera:
Marat had Robespierre, or
the Romans, Vercingetorix.

There’s Che Guevara, Spartakists, 
the Mau Mau, Mata Hari,
the Contras, Carbonari, 
Hamas, Harmonious Fists.

The song that stops the show?
“It Ain’t Necessarily So”.

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Darren White March 19, 2017 at 5:52 AM I am doing this again and hopefully better. I wish that fundamentalists, capitalists, pro- and anti freedom fighters, conquerorso, world leaders..... everyone would say: “It Ain’t Necessarily So”. Darren White March 19, 2017 at 6:01 AM Exactly. Michael Coy March 19, 2017 at 5:58 AM If people could only understand that there is almost nothing that is worth fighting for.

Darren White March 19, 2017 at 12:02 AM I can only say to that.... Do the sonnet about the opposite... Oh, wait :)

Charlie Smith March 18, 2017 at 2:48 PM Read all three, great satirical humor, well done Michael... Michael Coy March 18, 2017 at 2:50 PM Many, many thanks, Charlie!