112. Another Revolution

The man on the hill,

The man in economic mountains,

The man on the street,

Became bitter enemies

A new revolution

Spreading throughout the world

Occupying the nation

As people protested against failing government and corruption.

Greece tumbled

From economic prosperity,

The Union of Europe

Scrambled to their aid.

Arabs had their spring.

The Middle East erupted with fire

To deal with their bullying dictators.

The Spring turned to Fall

Then Winter

Back to spring.

Iran threatened Israel

Promising possible nuclear annihilation.

As the world continued to burn and change

America looked over the rift of a new election.

Politicians preached their promises to people

Saying they will change.

People went “Psh”

As they play their iPhony games

Being sucked into a Facebook reality.

The election’s rift

Is where the future will be.

No change from said politicians

Nothing from violence and bloodshed.

Slavery on the chocolate Ivory Coast

While men kill and kidnap in Africa.

Nothing new.

Everything’s the same

At least the technology’s shiny.

At least a retweet showed you care.

33. Israel

For forty days and forty nights
People wandered the deserts
As the hand of God shaped his newest jewel.
Through miracles
He polished it,
Through faith
He ground it
Slowly shaping his new treasure
Until it was perfect.
Moses, the child of the reeds
Washed the stone carefully
Pulling it out of the flooding Nile.
Even when they whined and moaned
And harsh tribulations caused them to lose faith,
He continued under the guidance of his master.
He brought laws to the great gem
They only thanked him with a golden cow.
Angered at the transgression the law was broken
A new jewel had to be made.
For another generation they wandered the desert
As the material was reused.
Slowly, a new jeweler came.
Yahweh’s Salvation.
Directing the Israelites to Canaan
Where they took the land
In accordance to a curse by the arc builder.
Kings came and went
Slowly polishing the stone
Making it shine with faith
David came to claim the throne for God
While Solomon built His house
But Solomon wasn’t careful.
He dropped it.
It shattered into two.

32. Egypt

A golden jewel grew to the south.

On the banks of the steady Nile.

It pulsed, creating great wealth and fertility throughout the land.

Egypt grew together and united under one king.

Religion, history, and society were all one.

The people’s god-king,

Pharaoh, spoke directly to the gods.

It was he who created the pyramids

On the backs of thousands of workers

For a peaceful afterlife.

There was war between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt.

Sticks turned into snakes,

Frogs and hail rained down,

Boils covered the flesh,

Droughts and locusts destroyed crops,

The Nile turned to blood,

The skies and land darkened,

God’s messenger, Moses, came telling the pharaoh to let his people go.

Pharoh didn’t obey.

God pointed his finger in anger.

Pharaoh’s first son was taken.

With a sigh he let Israel go

But, as the people left,

He changed his mind.

Pharaoh sent his chariots out.

They were drowned by the Sea of Reeds.

The people of Israel were presented with laws and a covenant

Egypt was left to themselves.

Old, New, Middle Kingdoms come and go.