recognizing subterfuge: to Egypt

( allvoices.com )

I need to speak of Egypt.

I watch, in amazement,

not quite sure

what to think.

Part of me wants to rejoice

in the collective power

of human will,

and part of me wants

to puke.

Not only are we watching,

on t.v. and the internet,

a modern revolution,

a revolution

fed and informed

by the new media,

 (New York Times story: 2011/02/06)

but we can also watch the machinations

of different political interests

at work.

The world has gained

a lot of skill at seeing

subtext

and knows that every international leader
that has something to say
has something to say
for a reason.

In fact, I think

every national population

-- except that of the USA --

has mastered the art of 

                                           recognizing

subterfuge.                  

( psychologytoday )

~ * ~

As of right now, I agree

with Hillary

Clinton

     Yes, the energy 

of popular uprising

is so stimulating,

but it can quickly become

rank and base,

especially once the 

popular uprising begins to realize it needs

to choose representatives.

Just today I read an interview,

in which a member of the crowd said

they need someone to 

represent 

them,
and that,
my friend,
is where the trouble
can and will
begin.

Who

can represent them?

Who can represent

a collective cry 

for freedom?

What one person can do that

unselfishly?

Still--

I wish them well,
every sweet
Egyptian,
I wish
them the very best.

  

(  jaunted )