Socialist Sonnet No. 204

History Classes

 

History is a chronicle of change,

Incessant, of both advance and delay.

Rome wasn’t built, nor was it lost, in a day:

Became, then went, once kings could arrange

Affairs, until their castles also fell

When commerce and capital promoted

Themselves and the world became devoted

To their interest. Although it might feel

The way things are must always remain so,

The few usurping the wealth made by many,

With vital human needs needing money

To be satisfied. Yet all this can go

Should the majority say, ‘It’s ended!’

Capitalism can be transcended.

 

D. A.