Briseis and the Imagists

A Work in Progress
137

Episode 1

Catullus reported back to Briseis a summary:

The poor are no longer in awe

Always been a gap between rich and poor

It’s all an illusion some of them say

Wars on the screen are a long way away

Some listen to paid influence peddlers

Others just follow their chosen pied pipers

Following the flute of whoever plays best

They have one thing in common they are all fed up

With paying more when they go to the store

They can’t comprehend a trillionaire’s wealth

The poor will soon start knocking on doors

Building support for a new sort of cause

That puts people first not nationalism

Their eyes are opening to a new realism

Caesar’s not who they thought he was

They see an old man like the wizard of OZ

Glenn Hughes applauded

So did his cast

Briseis noted:

Humans are tribal

If it’s not religion, it’s their football team

Unable to use their intellects freely

They disobey the tenets of their own religions

Glenn Hughes said:

Caesar’s not who they thought he was

They elected a person who was in mental decline

Let’s plot a play that causes his downfall

He’s a danger to himself and to all

Kept in power by a small cabal

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