An elected leader
Lead his people to many victories
Shared the wealth amongst the land
More so than ever before
The more he gave the more they wanted
The more they had, more was never enough
His bounty of plenty
Destroyed by the greed of the well fed mouths he wanted to be free
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Another place where greed also ruled supreme
Where those who had plenty had more than anyone
They numbered a few
While a few million died through various means – slaughter, exhaustion, or starvation
Those that smiled didn’t care
So long as the banquet was on their table
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An often outspoken woman
Who lead a campaign of change
Was on course to change the lives for many
Regardless of sex, age or any other barriers of discrimination
Found dead before her time
Victim of an assassination
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A man like me
Not in a place to try and change the world, at the level any of them ever could
If I was, I would give it my best shot
And hope my place in history ended better than those that came before
©Rob Spencer 2023
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