~ No Man Is An Island
No man is an island,
Or so I’ve heard it said.
Certain men are leaders,
And others must be led.
Let not the man who would control
Despise the lowly serf
For if there were no followers
What need of kings on earth.
Amazing poem. Indeed, what need of kings when those who toil and produce and make the world cease to exist? Just wonderful...A 10.
Brilliant. Beautiful and terse! The allusion is less about leadership and more about the social nature of humanity. But your poem is clearly about hierarchy. Reminds me of my poem called Chess.
I thought I was heading towards Hemingway and expected bells to be tolling. Instead I found a lovely assonant little poem, which reminded me of a saying I heard many times in the Fire Service. Too many chiefs and not enough indians Hugz
Excellent! ! . However I do wish we could do without the corruption and abuse that comes with the dear leaders
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
A brief, but splendid write with truth written throughout.Great to see you still posting 10