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Eternal Ruling

Michael Matalon 1973 (New York)

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We fought the dictatorship
Challenged the accepted norm
We battled against the monarchy
and democracy was born

The dictators of old
Who held all the cards
Now sit in ruins
Their power in shards

Today we’re represented
By crony politicians
A fragmented power
Each spinning contradictions

So instead of one dictator
Wielding all the power
We have thousands of politicians
Forming a superpower

About this poem

What’s the difference between 1 king or 1000 politicians, if the end result is the same?

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Written on November 11, 2011

Submitted by Michaelmatalon on November 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XABA XBCB CCBC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 377
Words 63
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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