Poem 77 of 230: OVERCOME
Variety’s a spice of life -
Crucial to which is culture;
Yet, as the world moves further “right,”
Cultural destruction’s rife.
We’re taught the virtues of “progress,”
As if other ways are sin;
But, as we push ever “forward,”
Traditions are ever less.
Competition brings corner cuts,
So rivers are polluted;
And land’s taken, from indigenes,
For “progress” - no ifs or buts.
Sure humanity’s grown up some,
With conservation movements;
But - here, there, and everywhere -
Capitalists still overcome.
(C) David Franks 2003
Variety’s a spice of life -
Crucial to which is culture;
Yet, as the world moves further “right,”
Cultural destruction’s rife.
We’re taught the virtues of “progress,”
As if other ways are sin;
But, as we push ever “forward,”
Traditions are ever less.
Competition brings corner cuts,
So rivers are polluted;
And land’s taken, from indigenes,
For “progress” - no ifs or buts.
Sure humanity’s grown up some,
With conservation movements;
But - here, there, and everywhere -
Capitalists still overcome.
(C) David Franks 2003
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| Trad wind-tower dwelling, Dubai Museum; & Burj Khalifa from a plane; October 2012 |
