RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY
Kathmandu
Kumari did not come to Durbar Square
The city was in lockdown
The living goddess wasn’t there
Abandoning the hallowed ground
Nepal is a land in disarray
Its democracy lies in tatters
The people lie in wait and pray
There peaceful lives are shattered
They left their monarchy behind
Not so many years ago
Since then the blind have led the blind
And the discontent has grown
A democracy requires more
Than a paper constitution
A balance of power at its core
And strong civil institutions
What comes next in Kathmandu
No one really knows
The one thing we know is true
The desperation grows
