Human Society

1. As I look out, at this world today,
   Oppression and conflict, I see every way.
   Though there's ample land, for all to enjoy,
   None of it's there, for the vast hoi polloi.
   The elite took it from us, by war without pity,
   Forcing the rest of us, into the city.

2. But the city's no place, for me and for you.
   It's what Desmond Morris called, a human zoo.
   This close cheek by jowl, is no way to live.
   Conflict and strife, it forever will give.
   The noise of others, invading our peace.
   From driving us mad, it never will cease.

3. Ruled by a hierarchy, that will not desist,
   Like the plebs of Metropolis, we cannot resist.
   But in our own open space, we need to be free,
   That each may gather, from his own fig tree.
   And relate with each other, as binary peers,
   With love and good manners, in a world without tears.

4. Mighty Nimrod of old, was one of a kind,
   A personification, of the raw human mind.
   Who raised himself up, to decide for others,
   To make us his subjects, instead of his brothers.
   To govern us all, by his invincible hand,
   The Tower representing, his chain of command.

5. This pyramid of power, was Nimrod's way,
   But isn't this how, we still live today?
   Neighbour against neighbour, always implacable,
   With values and life-styles, incompatible.
   Though an alternative, we're unable to see,
   Can this be the way, that it really should be?

6. God didn't view well, what the Rebel had done.
   So he confused into many, the tongue that was one.
   Thus each the other, could not understand.
   Hence was broken, the chain of command.
   The city couldn't work, as a single endeavour.
   They had no choice, but to disperse forever.

7. They spread abroad, the whole Earth to cover,
   With each speaking differently, from any other.
   They say if the whole world, spoke English today,
   It would diversify and fragment, without delay.
   In few generations, dialects would throng,
   With versions as diverse, as the world is long.

8. Thus understandability, progressively decreases,
   By an inverse function, as distance increases.
   But adjacent groups, can propagate knowledge,
   Making the world, an enormous college.
   While maintaining separation, to keep from our land,
   The spectre of oppression, by a tyrant's strong hand.

9. Dispersion ensures, that no-one can hide,
   From any his share, of what the Earth may provide.
   And that society embraces, its true fluid form,
   Like a flock of birds, or a tropical storm.
   Like the ant, with no guide, overseer, or king,
   Her needs, through benign cooperation doth bring.

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© 01 January 2023 Robert John Morton