The poem explores themes of power, conflict, and societal upheaval. It contemplates the implications of a leader's potential to undermine democratic processes while illustrating the pervasive nature of war in modern existence. Through vivid metaphorical imagery, the author suggests that our understanding of governance and human experience is often flawed or distorted. The lines evoke a sense of impending chaos and the struggle to maintain order amid shifting political landscapes, emphasizing the importance of historical awareness and critical reflection on authority and conflict.
If the President of the United States overturns an election if he overturns majority rule, then the manual is not a manual but a map found in an attic.
Peacetime is the training period, while war is the performance, revealing that my children have never seen war, yet have never lived without it.
Each and else to elsewhere, to call the world an ocean is an error; it is an island and you are half ship-wreck half siren.
Trust the impulse for analogy as the golden rule is rescinded by executive order and the continents too large or missing entirely.
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