THE UNINVITED

A POEM by: Fernando de Mello Pimentel

The Royals gathered for a bounteous feast.
In a ceremony held for just a privileged few.
Myriads of subjects were uninvited, indeed.
Hundreads of thousands of them at least.

Not being invited meant they despised you.
Those disregarded felt deeply unpleased.
Peasants, derelicts, beggars... Only the poor!
As the awful news spread from door-to-door.

A rally was held on the outskirts of town.
The outcasts claimed they had no representation.
And therefore agreed to overthrow the crown.
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity for our nation!

Our current system´s unfair! We´ll turn it upside-down!
We oppose a regime that treats its people like clowns.
“We won´t take it no more!”, yelled the boisterous mob.
Let´s head to the castle, and get on with the job.

Back at the palace, guards kept view of the distance.
All of a sudden they spotted a massive commotion.
They´re heading our way. Let´s arm a resistance!
Their voices, now audible, pulsed in full-throttle motion.

The obstinate crowd was getting nearer and nearer.
They were just a few meters from the castle´s moat.
They´ll never get in. Bridge is up, and there´s no boat.
The crowd split-up: a part to the front, another to the rear.

Guards were confused with such unexpected maneuver.
We better tell the king about what´s happening out here.
Or maybe not? This might put the court in panic, I fear.
As guards debated, gates were torn down by the movers.

The famished hordes now trampled down the bleak castle halls.
They were nearly smothered by narrowing claustrophobic walls.
The banquet´s deliciously flavored aroma lured the drooling crowd.
It led them to a chamber where the nobles were fooling around.

The masses and nobles clashed at first. But soon hell broke loose!
Once the fighting began, it was really hard telling who was who.
Screaming was heard all through the castle, as throats were slit.
Outnumbered, the wealthy begged their executioners for truce.

Nevertheless, the slaying continued mercilessly.
When the last aristocrat collapsed, the mass exploded euphorically.
The ruthless nobles were extinguished at last. So were the ‘uninvited’.
For the welfare of the people, such label was permanently abolished.
As the nation´s wealth was re-distributed equally.

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