dark side of empire - [poem] part 1

colonized

i became your colony
persuaded then invaded
my soldiers put down their weapons for you

the promises
end my poverty
protect me, protect us

all impressive
but just a lie
by that time your occupation
was complete

and nothing changed for me
except for the worse
dusty streets became a steaming sewer
naked children stumbling around in a starved daze
ribs poking through shriveled skin
while your generals appropriated what food there was
dining on steaks and bordeaux
just a mile away behind a fortress
built on your lies to me

silently I seethed for years
until at last...