Development
We play games
You and I and they
Play at reconciling what is irreconcilable
Agreeing on irrelevant details and grand concepts
But glossing over love and understanding
That the concepts embody
We play games
You and I and they
To preserve our little domains
And prevent them from blossoming
Into flowers that will free the world
Of you and I and they
We play games
You to survive and I to negotiate your survival
And they to plunder us both.
Karachi, February 1989
One Comment
….. you knew this Arif ….. in 1989 ….I really learnt it when Gregor left MIS.
with thanks