In country A the democrats <br />Are getting out of hand. <br />In country B they are butchering plutocrats. <br />In country C they are staging a coup d'etat; <br />In country D they are restoring the monarchy, <br />But don't agree on the dynastic heir. <br />In country E they are trying a Welfare State; <br />And country F is going to the dogs. <br />The anarchists are having fun, <br />Rebellion is always justified <br />When rebels choose what rules they will obey. <br />In all countries the wise are going quietly desperate. <br /> <br />The square is a cage with two big exits: <br />Up and down. <br /> <br />Yesterday I had plans to be truly great, <br />But today I am in the dumps again. <br /> - - - - - (1966)<br /><br />Ananta Madhavan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/countries-and-regimes/
