World Leaders.
Your political leanings are so strange to me
You talk of freedom , a fallacy.
Your propaganda, such a vast disgrace.
The third world starves while you never lose face.
You cunningly pass off lies for truth,
You smile at the masses and they listen to you,
World leaders.
Tick the box, make sure you vote for me.
Make your mark, we call it democracy.
You sit behind smoking fat cigars,
You're canvassing the slums in your fancy cars,
Your well-timed acts disguise who you are,
You live in luxury, people bear the scars,
And when you talk about give and take,
You manipulate events solely for your own sake,
World leaders.
Weapons research that tops the pile,
The N.H.S must wait for a while,
The old and sick, they gave their trust,
So keep us armed to the teeth if you must,
You got our vote, we wonder where you are,
Things are just the same, we've not gone very far,
World leaders.
I think it's time to stop and turn around,
I think it's time to stand on firmer ground,
But while you rule our lives so carelessly,
The odds are against the people being free,
Society's future depends on you,
It seems do deadly what you're trying to do,
World leaders.
David Blake
Fri 8th Feb 2013 17:18
It's been done plenty of times before but this is very good. The repetition of 'world leaders' at the end of the four main stanzas serves as a kind of rallying call, a challenge, although deep down you know that things won't change.
Favourite line/s:
'Weapons research that tops the pile,
The N.H.S must wait for a while...'