Democracy

Альбина Кумирова
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
What’s entwined in your carpet’s twists?
What criteria is for your constancy,
if such a thing there truly exists?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Consumerism and materialism,
knit with unemployment and insolvency -
all calamities of imperialism?
 
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Interfering with other nations, controlling them,
causing wars and states of emergency –
just because they have petroleum?
 
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
What pattern is threaded in your soft material?
Corruption, crimes, and bureaucracy,
and relentless errors managerial?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Cover up for losing significant files?
Can you ever speak out with honesty,
representing the British Isles?
 
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
A tolerance for ignorance and for insolence,
a blatant unashamed hypocrisy,
and a mockery of godly principles?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
A chicken’s choice between wolves and foxes,
unbridled liberties for autocracy,
caring only for ticking correct boxes?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Murder by euthanasia and abortion?
Doctors breaking the Oath of Hippocrates?
Harmful pills and injections’ promotion?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Interference into people’s lives?
Children stolen by the Social Services?
Who could hear their night cries?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Pedophiles in all ranks of authorities,
introducing in schools pornography
and publicity for sexual minorities?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Drugs and sexual immorality?
“50 Shades…” in cinematography?
Are we heading towards bestiality?

What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Looming poverty and rising debts –
creeping figures in your demography,
with ingeniously set up nets?
 
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Entertainments and drinks for plebs,
an explosion of mediocrity,
role models of crooked celebs?
 
What is woven in your tapestry, Democracy?
Rising stress, depression, and misery,
multiplied by gloom and despondency,
and ignored lessons of history?

What is woven in your tapestry?
Tell us honestly, Democracy!

1.03.2015


Великобритания — одна из двух стран Европы, где существует силовое усыновление, то есть усыновление без согласия биологических родителей. Их число постоянно растёт.

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http://russian.rt.com/article/81169