Les Français, sick of excess, go
And get the Revolution going
Once lit, the fire is soon glowing...
A burst of sparks, the Royals flee;
Their capture at Varennes will see
Louis and Marie-Antoinette
Beheaded - hence this National fête!
Victory for Madame Guillotine!
Historic and momentous scene
Then Reign of Terror: blood-filled days
As France limps forward in a haze...
Aristocrats flee for their lives;
«A Tale of Two Cities»** tries
To give the poor bystander's view
As tyranny is nothing new ...
Corrupt regimes still rule today
Heads roll in metaphoric way;
Injustice brings things to a head
People fight back, won't be led...
You've only got to look around
Repressive rulers are unsound
But how to neutralise the threat
Of people-power on Internet?
(c) Poet in the woods 2020
* On 14th July, 1789
** Novel by Charles Dickens published 1859
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