the short poem
The short poem
There was a time when writing poetry
was important to say something, using a few words
Long poems were frowned upon as a beginning
of a manuscript
He used to be a communist, as his mother was one
Communism, like unbridled capitalism, hates
free speech, want a restriction on what to express
unless it is in favor of the regime
To be any good at isms, one needs passion and
hatred against those who do not succumb to the norm
the standard set not to upset the powerful
He gets angry seeing injustices and says, but he is lucky
for him, he is too small to be noticed
he prefers to use irony, which is easier to get away
with as those in power lack humor
He does not believe in ideology or creed for him
it is hokum, a snare for the gullible
Years have made him wary of governments of any
description because they tend to be led by people
who lacks a long view led by the intoxication of money and power
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