I don't need a country

I don't need a country to live
I need a roof, some windows, walls and doors
a fire, water supplies, electricity supplies
and some places to store the food and of course
a bed
countries are for politicians, generals
and kings who need votes, soldiers and
the ability to register the amount of population
that lives here in order to raises taxes



Poetry by Albert Vynckier The PoetBay support member heart!
Read 108 times
Written on 2026-05-18 at 20:15

dott Save as a bookmark (requires login)
dott Write a comment (requires login)
dott Send as email (requires login)
dott Print text


Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
Well written
2026-05-21


arquious The PoetBay support member heart!
Belgium is an example of this - having no active parliament and a king of the Belgians and not king OF Belgium... very interesting existence. At least that is one way to understand it.
2026-05-19



Good poem. I have a different impression of the message it conveys. So, I will retract my previous words, only to say " What a wonderful world it could be......if only we could all live well and give peace a chance.
2026-05-18