Nothing much a man may want ...
but to be quiet and innocent
a little food a little wine
at Christmas and at Easter time
wherever he may build his nest
may no one there disturb his rest.
But everything has all gone wrong
they wake him up at break of dawn
then come and drag him to and fro
eat up what little he has and lo
from out his mouth from out of sight
and in a moment of great delight
they snatch his morsel in an evil hour.
Hip hip hurrah for those in Power!
Hip hip hurrah for those in Power
for them there is no ‘I’ or ‘our’.
Hip hip hurrah for those in Power
whatever they see they must devour.
-- The Sovereign Sun by Odysseas Elytis
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