Fragile Empires

Dominic Windram

    • The cruel, calculated systems you devise
      Will eventually be brought down,

    • We are witness to your deadly deeds,
      As you pontificate over your further plans
      To silence dissent.

    • We can deconstruct your narratives
      Which are vast tapestries of lies,
      As you raise time honoured flags or fists,
      As you hide behind your frozen masks,
      In your parliaments, palaces or pentagons.

      You may have all the cold steel at your disposal.
      Slavish elites may robotically
      Step in time and march rod- like
      To your every 'divinely' ordained order.
      You may issue obscene, genocidal commands.
      You may control sordid remnants of the once pure Word
      Over crinkled airwaves.


    • You may create hackneyed montages of image and sound.
      But one day soon your fragile empires,
      Will crumble to the ground .

      For we are growing in numbers;
      Outside of your brittle authority;
      Outside of your empty distractions;
      Outside of your cheap bread & circuses of decay;
      Outside of your insubstantial shadow plays.
      And now we solemnly vow

    • That your fragile empires

    • Will crumble to the ground

 

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  • orchidee

    If only it was as easy as: 'Well, we can't trust someone with a dodgy hairstyle/ rug / wig as that!' Or, as an aside, in a comedy show: 'Ohh, I wouldn't like to work with a man who wears red trousers'. lol.

  • sorenbarrett

    Time erases all in its ultimate entropy of all. Yet some things take too long to deteriorate and break down. A wonderful write Dominic

    • Dominic Windram

      Many thanks for both of your comments!

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome Dominic did I hit that button twice and forget to delete one?

      • Friendship

        Could you have written it any smaller, my friend? nicely done

        • Dominic Windram

          Hi, I've just made the text larger. I was in a rush this morning and must have forgotten to edit it.

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Dominic, this carries real weight. The language dismantles power without shouting, and that repeated vow gives the ending its gravity. It feels communal, determined, and earned. Powerful piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

          • Dominic Windram

            Thanks Tristan...much appreciated! Your perceptive comments are invaluable to me. I'm really grateful that you take the time to analyse my work.

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Most welcome, Dominic!



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