World On Fire

It is the best of times; it is the worst of times;
these are the days where anything goes.
Where one is assessed by power points instead of what he knows.
A hundred and ninety six players, posturing
to stand a little higher;
most with a not-so-hidden agenda fanning a world on fire.

Conflicts, strife and civil war
tax the kingdom’s peace of mind,
but while they’re fighting internally they’re all just falling behind.
Stakes are high; costs are too
as ambassadors walk a tightrope wire
as protocol pretends nothing’s wrong on the edge of a world on fire.

Eyes on the prize and polite pretentiousness
each playing close to the vest,
the East cries foul to neighbors in the North, busy with threats from the West.
Words bent on obfuscation
as circumstances turn dire.
Need to be careful where you step with a world on fire.

Alliances insure smaller forces gain
a unity and strength to resound,
helping against the bullies that push the small, weaker countries around.
And almost every country’s the same;
each believes they’ve the only truth to acquire,
but when all else is wrong, wage a war to fuel the flames of a world on fire.

Everybody wants to rule the world;
to be that most respected one,
as others kowtow to their ideology and be resigned to the way things are done.
The bottom line is power and control;
it’s what most of the nations desire;
to be the one on the top of the hill looking down at a world on fire.








but
that’s of doing business in a high-stake event



those who’s factions are not as strong.

No ones’ playing nicely
Making new weapons to replace the old
but there’s no way the old stuff can retire;
just refurbish and hope it’s aimed in the right direction
to be ready with the world on fire.

So what if the community is up in arms;
demanding corrupt officials retire;
there’s more important fish to fry

and change things to meet their ways
ed get lost in their skewed, dogma maze.

will meet the needs has a one size fits all idea that their ideology
is better in turn; cram their particular



but make no mistake,

Damage control; it is the worst of times;
these are the days where anything goes.
Everything has an agenda
with an open outcome that nobody knows.
So what if the community is up in arms;
demanding corrupt officials retire;
there’s more important fish to fry
with the world on fire.
seeking justice
protesting misuse and abuse
, burning up in more ways than one
things are hotter than a bonfire in autumn
everything s of truths and lies
understood from stilted viewpoints
as seen from a person’s eyes.
But beyond growing technology and knowledge
has anything really changed to know?
Are we not following down the same roads
that we did two thousand years ago?

from who or where you think yourself to be,