Konstantinos Konstantinidis – Amphiktyon
Words have lost their meaning,
and modern people have lost their minds.
Our politicians say one thing and do another;
at this rate they will drive us mad.
They say one thing and mean another,
fighting only for the ladle of power,
while caring little for the common good.
While war in the East continues,
prices keep soaring.
The Greek mother no longer gives birth,
and the state does not support motherhood.
Meanwhile, some,
with arrogance mounted high,
are the rulers of the world
and the masters of the media.
The mighty men of money,
with armies of parrots,
watch the bloodshed for amusement
and keep silent.
They toss the world’s problems into a sack.
Uncle Sam threatens daily,
and now behold Artificial Intelligence,
plunging into the deep.
The international community,
hesitant and timid,
struggles to keep pace.
These judges,
these policemen of the earth,
grant immunity to none.
Not even nurses are spared.
Doctors are killed,
as are representatives of the United Nations.
Peace approaches timidly,
while the Straits of Hormuz
open and close.
The whole world sighs,
yet the stock market continues
to distribute profits.
They cannot find a common language;
they drift aimlessly
and move backwards.
And Israeli troops kill in Lebanon.
They changed the words
and call things by different names.
Massacres become
“minor incidents.”
The invasion and occupation
are called by the Turks
a “peace operation.”
An aggressive Turkish doctrine
is described by us merely as
“revisionist policy.”
The genocides
of Greeks, Pontic Greeks,
Greek Cypriots,
Armenians,
Assyrians,
Kurds and others
are presented as epic victories.
The destruction of Smyrna
is called “crowding at the waterfront,”
and the “Blue Homeland”
is termed revisionism.
A fascist Islamic monster
is called
the “Turkish Republic.”
The leveling of cities
becomes a defensive action
against terrorism.
The bombing of hospitals
becomes a mistake
in targeting coordinates.
The criminal is now called
an “entrepreneur,”
while the fraudster’s identity
is carefully concealed.
Names are omitted;
only age is mentioned.
And the television screen
is filled with crimes,
robberies,
and scandals involving
European funds.
Helpless stands the citizen
before the heavily armed criminal
and the profiteering importer
or exporter.
Unprecedented price increases
have turned this place
into a paradise
for thieves and swindlers.
And the trade in narcotics
never seems to end.
What can the Police do
against the tsunami
of illegal migration?
Against overcrowded prisons
and the release of criminals
burdened with grave guilt?
Perhaps it is time
to protect the Police themselves.
The chief cause is partitocracy
and the endless struggle
for power and privilege.
22/6/26
Amphiktyon
Major General (Ret.) Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Author
Member of the Society of Greek Writers
Αμφικτύων – Υποστράτηγος ε.α. Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντινίδης
Συγγραφέας – Μέλος της Εταιρείας Ελλήνων Λογοτεχνών
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