The Pepperman and the Generals
I OPENED A DOOR
TO A INTERESTING SCENE.
CORPORATE DEALINGS
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
MAYBE A CONSPIRACY
SOMETHING ABOUT LAND
HAVING CONTROL
AND WIELDING COMMANDS
PETRO AND DIAMONDS
SILVER AND GOLD.
FORCING OTHERS
TO DO WHAT THEY'RE TOLD.
WORK THEM TO DEATH
IT'S TRULY INSANE.
MAKES ME FEEL
I'M THE GOD IN THIS GAME.
THEY SPOKE ABOUT CONTROL
OVER POPULATION.
THEY LAUGHED AND JOKED
ABOUT INCINERATION
A GIFT TO THE GODS
FOR OUR MODIFICATIONS.
AS THEY RAISED THEIR GLASSES
TO ONE GREAT NATION.
NO NEED FOR MONEY
FEED TO THE PEASANTS.
I LIKE WATCHING THEM SQUIRM
WHEN THEY STAND IN MY PRESENCE
THEY LAUGHED AND WALKED
TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
THEY REJOINED THEY'RE GROUP
WHO REPRESENT NATIONS.
THEY WERE MET WITH CHEERS
OR SHALL I SAY ROAR.
PASSING THE HALL
AND OUT ON TO THE FLOOR.
THESE WERE THE GENERALS
THE GUYS RUNNING THE SHOW.
YOU DO AS THEY TELL YOU.
THERE'S NO NEED TO KNOW.
DIAMOND CRUSTED
STATUES OF GOLD.
SHORT AND TALL
YOUNG AND OLD.
THOSE ARE THE DONORS.
THEY LIVE THE DREAMS.
THEY PAY THE GENERALS
TO HAVE THEIR OWN TEAMS.
THEY MAKE THE RULES
TO PROTECT THEM FROM YOU.
THE GENERALS HAVE TEAMS
TO DO WHAT THEY DO.
THIS WAS A WORLD
OF HAVES AND HAVE NOTS
ALL OF THE ORDERS
CAME DOWN FROM THE TOP
THIS IS A WORLD
WHERE FREEDOM'S NOT FREE
ALL THAT YOU HAVE
IS WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
Michael E. Harris
02092021
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2021
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