Oligopoly and Monopoly by Bob Atkinson

Oligopoly and Monopoly

(c)2010 Bob Atkinson

there are many ways

we can organize ourselves

tell others what to do

or go where wind takes our sails

in the natural order of things

the structure of our lives

which way we should move

by biology is highly organized

not a true thought process

or some such political monopoly

it is nature's form we are driven by

when we spout our philosophies

fanning to the left

fanning to the right

our moves, in the short,

aren't without hindsight

of those who went before us

and suffered in their lot

for ideas that others thrust upon

people when their minds were open

wars were waged, people burned

because of little brains

that were fed dogma's old

on which there's no defense

and also fed into the fires

that burned buildings of stone

were the hopes of future peace

so in our lives we could move on

not saying that there isn't

merit in their words

just that they use them to deceive

ourselves when they are heard

the plan should be one of progress

opportunity to succeed

not giving sustenance

to those without need

it should be left to others

when the enterprise is big

to not let it eat up those little

prideful companies

upon which egos are fed

oligopoly and monopoly

should be tested to fail

by giving all of us the chance

to put full wind in our sails