Dying dream

As the blue planet spins in distress ever faster

As the poles switch, and humans and birds attempt to migrate

As the autocrats rise to control those with belief and nothing else

It is clear that the dream is about to die

As the wealthy rise at the expense of most of the rest

As the war lords attempt to quell uprisings and try land grabs

As religion rises in the East and the West

It is clear that the dream is about to die

As the young get cynical and the old check out

As the women are forced to their ancient positions by the courts

As Jesus, Moses and Rama appear in the political scene

It is clear that the dream is about to die

As the ice caps melt and the electric vehicles save the world

As the solar and wind power guys assert they have already saved it

As culture trumps science, elections trump policy

It is clear that the dream is about to die

As most of the eight billion across the world struggle

Trying to eat, drink and live in the presence of the predators

As those who live in the slums look up to the tall house close by

It is clear that the dream is about to die

As rapists and religious fakirs get the upper hand in democracies

As the Supremes play to the tune of the autocrats to survive

As they squat, threaten and pillage the rest

It is clear that the dream is about to die

Do the remaining eight billion have dreams or does it really matter?

Humans are irrational, and the outcomes, predictable

The dream is dead and gone and those who think otherwise

May need to get their head and psyche examined