Royals at play.
Grainy film footage,
kings, queens, princes,
splashing and frolicking,
the audience oohs and aahs,
how wonderful and delightful,
they say,
to see the rulers at play,
at ease and human,
beautiful princesses.
…
I bristle,
however,
thinking of the underclass
contemporaneously exploited, bled dry,
no time or energy leftover
for frivolity,
for life.
…
Pain and injustice,
the masses suck it up.
Disgusted, I shout: “Let’s lynch the royal scum!”
Inside and outside, I cry.
©SvetkaSamizdat
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