Yesterday nomads roamed deserts without dough
Till from under their soles spurt oil and gases
Yesterday colonial centuries ago

Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 33

Yesterday colonial centuries ago
China Brazil India fed not masses
Today whose rate of growth cannot stop but grow

Rich and mighty nations always wanted more
Invested in ammunition to cut losses
Yesterday colonial centuries ago

Yesterday poor nations gasped for breath to sow
Who doled out guns made from lethal gases
Today whose rate of growth cannot stop but grow

Yesterday nomads roamed deserts without dough
Till from under their soles spurt oil and gases
Yesterday colonial century ago

Tomorrow rich nations will trillions borrow
Mass unrest will choke more than greenhouse gases
Today whose rate of growth cannot stop but grow

Day after tomorrow will expose vain Ego
Will national leaders all betray masses
Yesterday colonial centuries ago
Today whose rate of growth cannot stop but grow

© T. Wignesan – Paris, Posted on P-S.com site: 2015