Suppose the power brokers of the world
are not the politicians we elect
to do the people’s bidding on the stage?
What if instead, identities unknown
are hovering in shadows, pulling strings
in turn — precision choreography
perfected long ago on training grounds
unbound by borders. Privileged by birth
alone, they’d hold the legacies amassed
beyond the reach of fundamental laws.
If that’s the case, imagine how they’d stifle
the growth of motivation to awaken
the consciousness of independent thinkers.
2022 Mary Boren
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