Egypt’s golden age defiled,
Historic records state,
Intangibles, all forgotten,
Resigned to fickle fate.
Bubbles of illusion burst,
Glamour all the rage,
History rewritten badly,
Burnt on to every page.
Rome, another, fallen thus,
All circus and a show,
Political machinations, manoeuvrings,
Citizens content to let it flow.
Corruption in the state
And in the status quo,
Learning left to others,
Leaders planned scenarios.
Britain in its empire days
All glory, majesty,
Worldwide fame and flags to plant,
Such a travesty.
Pride, the sin most deadly,
Altering the facts,
Blemishes on antiquity,
Everything out of whack.
Powerful becomes corrupt,
It’s written in the stars
And on all pages, in all books,
Dorian Gray revealed such scars.
Lessons from all ages,
From every corner found,
We look, ignore and perish,
Eyes focused on the ground.
Lift up our eyes,
Unto the skies,
See
The dawn arise,
Let golden glow be
Aurora’s show,
Not detonate
To die.
Amiss we stand,
Remiss we are,
While clowns cavort
In arena’s ring.
Nero fiddled,
Cleopatra bathed,
We dance
And laugh and sing.
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