There is nothing left to save, and no means left
With which to save it.  Oligarchs have siphoned
Off the resources which once had gone to building
Better lives for all:  better health, and better homes,
And minds set free through education, tolerance,
And peace, and reparations for the vile acts 
The oligarchs performed before.  With taxes cut,
And purchases of weapons going through the roof,
The empire turns on its own, and spirals madly
Into debt.  In time, the emperor's demands will be
Shrugged off by those same oligarchs who'd cozied
Up to him, and this, once great, once wealthy, nation
Will succumb to bankruptcy.  The oligarchs will long
Have left, while those of us who've had to stay will 
Survey what remains.  Undoubtedly, we'll realize
There's nothing to be saved.