Paper Revolution

History rhymes in ways that are more tragic than funny.

Photo by Doncoombez on Unsplash

Tyrants stage empty rebellions
against shadows cast by delusion.
A temper tantrum at a national stage
over a world that never was and people
that will not yield. Have you ever tried
to bend an iron bar with your hands.
Now imagine trying a billion times.

That's a kind of insanity 
that's always funny to see
play out throughout history,
until you see all the blood
and ashes of innocents
left in its wake.

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