Poetry, Crime, and Government
“Poets are the legislators of the world.” ~ Shelley
The ancient Greeks still live. They are not dead.
Their poetry from then speaks still upon
Some pages on our shelves. The scholar’s head
Refuses to let go that singing dawn.
These poets are the Russian vory of
The world of literature. They infiltrate
And take control of those in charge above.
These stooges do not realize the weight
Of ancient minds that drives them even now
Or else there is a symbiosis made
Of power when crime and politics each vow
In thinking handed down. Poets pervade
Our western leaders. At some far remove
The ancient words are used to force and prove.