While empires in the past subdued
The nations with the sword
The present silent conqueror
‘ploys cybercrime and fraud
By economic promises
By debt relief and loans
The strangle hold grips tighter still
The free no longer known.
The upper crust of yesteryear
The Kings and Queens and caste
Oppress no more the lower class
Yet power unsurpassed
Is exercised throughout the world
The internet enslaves
The greater population
While hackers rule the waves.
The emperors used spectacle
Of gladiatorial games
Dictators did intimidate
Through torture and through pain
But now through social media
The focus is on self
This modern methodology
This opium of stealth
And so, the me mentality
Allows the ruthless rule
Like oxen to the slaughter led
We all remain the fools
The few still rule the many
We swallow what they feed
The humble, honest questioner
Becomes a dying breed.
© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2020
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