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YeshuJah
Member

since 2002-08-20

Posts 65
FL USA

0 posted 2006-06-19 11:18 AM

The proletariat never triumphed,
they simply got trumped.
In the struggle of US against them,
US got screwed,
Them?
They've friends in high places.

Sorry Karl, you got no marks
for your vision of future divisions;
instead we've got Weberian complexities
of first, second, and third world hypocrisies;
wooed and pillaged by hegemonic aspirations
financed by Multi-National Corporations.
Go figure.

Its the trickle dung effect,
from the leaky faucet of pilfered
John Smith concepts; where the haves
have more and only nuts have-not/
so much for social engineering
in hopes of massive revolution.

The plot is thick and always hot;
the bottom must needs remain the bottom
so the top always remains the top;
There will be no massive flip flop-
only token escapees who become
unwitting emissaries paid pittances
to recruit mercaneries.

Oh, they'll look good,
sound good, and reek of that sweet
smell of 'success'
but I and I must confess
they're called the middle class
for a reason-
they're the wedge created to
keep the bottom and the top apart
for all seasons.

YeshuJah*)

kif kif
Member

since 2006-06-01

Posts 439
BCN

1 posted 2006-06-19 03:07 PM

Heh heh. I'm about to post a poem that discusses this, too, called 'A Kind Of Error.'

I enjoyed your 'body' similie...not exactly original, but effective.

Quite a wry write.

Power to The Hoi Polloi!

Frank W. Torres
Member

since 2006-06-10

Posts 133

2 posted 2006-06-19 06:24 PM

Nice. Striking.

Skippyrick
Member

since 2006-05-16

Posts 150
Rohnert Park

3 posted 2006-06-21 04:12 PM

hi:

You don't post often. I don't like policical poems. I find nothing poetic in your current addministation. with that said I like the last two stanza the best. I notice that you did not get into the fact that the middle keeps getting bigger. but maybe thats another poem.

Rick

YeshuJah
Member

since 2002-08-20

Posts 65
FL USA

4 posted 2006-06-21 11:15 PM

kif kif -
Glad you found this enjoyable.

Frank - What's striking?

Skippyrick-
Sorry you don't like political poems - a body can have loads of fun with them. I'm delighted that you found something in the poem to like.

Thank you all for posting.

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