The Reckoning

Have we not witnessed two centuries of hate? Unspeakable horrors, on land and on seas, Forced Democrarcy down on her knees With barabric massacres and mindless waste; Yet blinding Hatred brooks no debate. Intellect revered, while Wisdom and Peace Are held to ransom by plutocrats obese. Undermined, Faith flees, carries no weight When despots, demagogues, harangue the masses, Slaves to gadgetry and consumer greed Mammon rules with none to intercede Over a planet bereft of natural resources; Blithely blinkered in rose-tinted glasses We ignore the Reckoning - it fast approaches.