eerily reminiscent of Les Miserables:

"With all the anger in the landHow long before the judgement day?Before we cut the fat ones down to size?Before the barricades arise?"

lovely.-lin

“ already the wheels are in motion”“the remnants of corruption shall fade”… from the poem.

Powerful and hopeful prophecies to live for. On a side note when looking to major banks and governments I question that corruption is by a minority. But by a wider system instead.

Recently I went to that site World Revolution and posed a question to them about the scandal concerning the AIDS treatment drug supply which American financed pharmaceuticals deny giving the drug-copy to the poor. The discussion forum is closed now. Nevertheless there may soon be a time when things like IMF, WHO, WTO and World Bank policies of their trade with the poor will become common street knowledge for the advantaged kids in rich nations to contemplate day by day and choice by choice. Then the talks of injustice would be so consensus to the point when everyone would talk about it in one form or another. Everyone will say "do you know that brand of coffee you are drinking denies fair trade?" Or “I will only buy garments made locally.” When this happens then I believe there can be decisive action and a popular one at that.

The poem Revolution Waiting kind of covers what the global justice movement is bringing to the fore as far as fair trade and global economics is concerned. I think the title Revolution Waiting kind of reminds us people of now that if there is going to be something that happens it will only happen when we are ready to live it.

A nice prophetic piece.

Leyman

I like the last line, which ended the poem very well. The whole poem itself was very good. One problem I had with it is that it gave the impression that only those under a dictator are oppressed, when in fact revolution is stirring every where at once, no matter what government.