Power Destroys Peace Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Power Destroys Peace
Power is a desire to dominate
The other psychologically,
Intelligently or physically.
It empowers all in variant degrees.
Emperor Asoka tasted power
Physically by winning many wars,
Psychologically with a ban on war
And intelligently in spreading peace.
Power is sought to safeguard one's position.
The more you get it, the more you want it.
The more you want it, the more you are caught.
The sword you wield cannot ensure peace.
The power you get, will increase the risk
That you have to face from the equal one
That will develop targeting your stake.
The power monger is an insecure one.
08.01.2015
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4/22/2024 8:38:52 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Thanks for this poetic treatise on the subject of the arrogance of power and the powers that be. The lines devoted to Ashoka the Great are simply awful. Following lines say much more than what they mean: Power is a desire to dominate / Power is sought to safeguard one's position.