A poem: On Politics（論政治）

On Politics

is it two sides of the same coin?
peace maker and war maker
life saver and life killer
problem solver and troublemaker

who invented it?
people or politicians

who uses it?
some use it, some being used
politics, like a country machine
people, the parts
politicians, the engineers

who loves it?
politics, a pet for politicians
people, the pet's toys

politics never dies
as longs as humans exist

Comments from Allpoetry:
Nunoftferreira - Agreeable read of creative lines you have composed and shared here.... Well done work

RamachandranRajasekhar - Politics is not a beautiful thing to discuss about. Politicians are interested in power and would not want to lose it. I liked the way narrative is spiced with humour. A deep subject, especially in the contemporary context. Good post

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• Hi, 小西! Plato didn't welcome poets to his Republic. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:27:21

• Why? Poets lied through their teeth while putting truth -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:31:20

• in words, in Plato's opinion. So here we have -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:33:27

• a great political philosopher hellbent on banishing poets. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:36:00

• In my opinion, good poetry is beautiful with deep truth. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 20:58:33

• 小西,don't even think about getting a visa to Plato's Republic -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:38:08

• Let's ditch Plato while we're enjoying your poem on politics -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 19:41:18

• 謝謝秋蘭的點評和鼓勵。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:08:09

• Hahaha, such a lovely pun! I have never thought about going -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:03:08

• to Plato's Republic though. :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:05:16

• However, Plato is welcome to read my poem no matter he is -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:35:41

• in heaven or in hell. Hahaha! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:36:46

• Hopefully poets would be much easier to get their visa to -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:40:39

• Plato's Republic after he reads my poem. :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/15/2024 postreply 21:42:22

• Good morning, 小西! Don't worry about Plato the philosopher. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 06:11:28

• There's an ancient Greek muse known as Sappho. Her poetry -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 06:16:45

• even catches fire with the reading public today. She's an -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 06:20:34

• amazing feminist from an Aegean island. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 06:24:30

• Good morning 秋蘭！Good to know. No worries at all. Why? -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:16:29

• Because I have an ideal Repulic to go and it's named as -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:19:26

• Renqiulan's Republic (RR)! No visa needed, of course. 哈哈哈！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:22:56

• Again, this is not a joke. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:24:08

• Literaly, RR也可以理解為是“人人(Ren Ren)“，所以Renqiulan's Republic (RR) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:59:15

• 也就是每個人的Republic, isn't that ideal? 堪比世外桃源了！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 10:01:31

• Yours is a cute idea, to say the least. Thanks! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 15:11:26

• Plato's Republic is a monarchy（in the final analysis）ruled -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 15:14:55

• by a philosopher-king who isn't much different from -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 15:18:35

• a Chinese sage-monarch in Confucian terms. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 15:20:09

• 在下紉秋蘭願登訪小西共和詩國！ -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 15:22:34

• 哈哈哈，秋蘭君已經大駕光臨過了啊，我的詩無國界，就在網絡世界上！Everyone is welcome! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 20:21:33

• That's not the Republic I want for sure :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 20:16:23

• Now you're talking about "Poets Without Borders." Great! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2024 postreply 16:10:10

• Thank you! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/17/2024 postreply 19:56:04

• 小西的詩還很深刻呢！人在江湖在，人在政治鬥爭在：）It never dies! 小西好詩！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:05:23

• 謝謝冬夏臨帖共鳴和鼓勵。從全人類的角度來說，不僅政治鬥爭 never dies，政治本身也是 never dies ：） -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:34:46

• 政治這玩意，看穿了就是磨牙扯淡和宣泄，P用也沒有 -永遠老李- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:20:53

• 薑還是老的辣啊，老李一針見血，精辟深刻！謝謝老李分享個人感悟。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 09:38:20

• 我的觀念的轉變是從JAN 6TH的某個人的死亡開始的 -永遠老李- ♂ (782 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 10:29:26

• 謝謝老李分享。Very sad story, the reality is so real but so cruel. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 10:37:46

• politics, a pet for politicians people, the pet's toys～～true -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 19:17:41

• 謝謝盈盈！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/16/2024 postreply 20:25:21