what results achieved what future degrees
originated in lusty play in silky mattress
primogeniture exclusive right of inheritance
eldest son takes all all belongs to eldest son
first-born male right of entirety claims
privileged first son takes family titles
parent's wealth estate office everything takes
England a British Empire built on absolutes
all power wealth resources
into hands of one inherited
kept family strong alliances
strong armies equipped ruled
splitting up wealth resouces lands
made vulnerable split weak families
easier to attack conquer divide spoils
invited dark plots invasions chaos
oncoming offspring did not fight for survival
survival of fittest was family kept strongest
bad leadership bad heirs could topple families
heirs were trained groomed for leadership tasks
family tribes alliances countries together stood or fell
history bled time troubles with enemies without within
silky mattress does stir images born with silver spoon
in the mouth but privilege with sword at side was held
born with a plastic spoon in the mouth survival fights
are more recent trends once poor at lord's side fought
lord men together stood fought lived or beaten died
lord's responsibility was to keep land holdings strong
industrialization destroyed bound bond sacred trust
landless were cast aside cast out to maximize profit
not needed numbers to work efficient machined land
nothing in life is fair take keep what defense you hold
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
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