Eternal Ruling
Michael Matalon 1973 (New York)
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 |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 377 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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