Elephant In The Room Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Elephant in the room

In the past, people washed in rivers
-now, daily, take shower.

In the past, we were told stories
-fables and proverbs for teaching
-today are shows and films.

In the past, women had time to cook
-house to house, varied food
-now, we eat frozen, recipes are the same
-use mass of cooking oil
-in machines, repeated and copied.

In the past, love was for affections
-towards the children and parents
-now it is for shoes, food…

In the past, the beasts were our friends
-to carry our cargo, travel;
-now you call for Uber, airplane
-on the surface, everything is arranged…

In the past, they told us
- "Well-diggers will remain
-at the depth of the well…"

Now, leaders act like birds
-half digest and vomit…
-Most people will suffer…

Look at an example; a US president
-had Bolton of the time "Kissinger"
-United, they had a Ping-Pong game
-to break China, off Soviets!
-Now, Trump complaints:
- "China is the Devil! "

Is it not what you made?
Are you not well-diggers?
Are Yemen, Palestine different?
Have you not made ISIS, Taliban?