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Ray Selby Poem
They, who have cheated their way through life,
Who have no knowledge of that which they control,
Who told you everything was so bad,
That only they could fix it all.
They...
Will tell you which medicines you should take,
Which comedians you should laugh at,
Which teachers shall inform your children,
Which persons you may love and trust,
Which generals to take you into war and who to oppose,
Who is suitable to be living amongst you,
Which ignorant fools, out of their friends, shall rule over you,
Which rules are the ones to follow & which to ignore.
You voted for them.
So, now, you must accept them
As the dictators of your lives,
As who determines everything for you,
As your lords & masters.
They will inform you of what is right & wrong,
Of the nature of the imaginary deities you talk to,
When your life becomes unbearable,
Who must suffer and who may live in opulent luxury
And every other aspect of your lives.
Unless....
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"Drill, baby, drill" entreats Trump.
Fossil fuels burn.
Climate warms.
Parts of the world, near equator, become uninhabitable.
Populations, who can no longer survive, move north.
In US, UK & EU, where things are better, people complain of immigration.
Fascism thrives.
Inevitable consequences!
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In saying this I feel the shame
It's not the US alone to blame.
It's also UK & all the EU.
It all boils down to me & to you.
Neither is it only just their mess;
Neither is it politics or the press
Or the corporations
Or other nations.
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There was a time in history
When humanity would say "It's no mystery.
It's the work of the devil
That the playing field is not level."
"It's the axis of evil
That allow some to be so gleeful,
When so many must suffer,
For they are 'the other.' "
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"They should know their place & see!"
Whilst some, happy in their complacency,
Watch millions starve & die;
And the horse we sit upon is so high,
That looking down we do not see
That the real cause is actually you & me.
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