Eight Billion People
Today, eight billion people or so
Did not dispatch drones and missiles to kill
Neighbours, didn’t intimidate or instil
A sense of fear. Mostly they’re content to go
About their lives without any glister
Of gold braid, tittles or honours. Indeed,
It’s only too clear where such awards lead:
A-lister scratching the back of A-lister.
They aren’t trafficers for sex or cheap labour,
Those who exploit the weak and distressed,
Whose only real interest is interest,
Who believe neighbour should exploit neighbour.
Better by far the eight billion would choose
To live otherwise than those in the news.
D. A.