the old books
taken off the shelves
and taken away
the new books
brought in
and placed on the shelves
the town square
named after the leader
un-named
the town square
named for the leader
re-named
the monument
to the previous leader
un-erected
a monument
to the new leader
to be erected
people returning
and old friends going
on vacation
their national flags
hauled down
and burned
and trampled in the streets
our national flags
hoisted
into the skies
into the four winds
A poem for the world; past present and future. I like the repetitive nature of the verses, it adds to the power of the message.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gordon. I tried to make the poem metronomic apart from the last two verses where there's a subtle change of pace and an extra line added - the new regime being now established.
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