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Rumination On a Long History

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Perhaps it is
that we prefer the overlord's hand,
the feudal structure,
the noble telling us what to do,
taking his toll
from out sweat and blood,
while we weave myths
justifying this
as blessed by Heaven.

Over and over again
we weave this pattern,
bearing our burdens
until the toll they take
is just too heavy,
and things explode
or someone from the overlord's ranks
breaks trust with the myth
and tries a new thing
that always,
in the end
reverts to the old patterns.

Lather,
rinse,
repeat,
lathered in our own grief,
rinsed in our own tears,
but still,
but still,
we return
to repeat.

Can we learn a new thing?
Can we teach this old dog a new trick?
That remains to be seen.
Some thoughts about how we humans organize ourselves, over and over...
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