Drums Across Time III
By dwells
The strongest tribe will take the biggest cave
“Injustice!” – did the lesser tribes exclaim
The heart remembers what the minds forgave
Primordial, Man’s penchant to enslave
Injustice – all the histories, the same
Tomorrow he will claim the biggest cave
The wealth of kings, their kingdom cannot save
Injustice – how the mob invokes his name
The battle cry (what others soon forgave)
Demanding that he give them what they crave
Injustice – cannot pay a debt of shame
Aggrieved; no compensating what they gave
Infernal drum whose beat will soon deprave
Injustice – with the countryside aflame
No innocence will live beyond the grave
Unprincipled, the mob will not behave
Injustice called this scoundrel to his fame
The strongest tribe will take the biggest cave
The heart remembers what the minds forgave
Author's Note:
Almost a villanelle. Updated an old personal favoriteComments on "Drums Across Time III"
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On Monday, August 3, 2020, TropicalSnowstorm
(1580) wrote:
Great piece! Your observations are right on the nose... Ciao, Steve