Politics

Emma Briggs
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 min read

From far away I hear the news

and try not to despair.

It seems the selfish side is winning

but the truth is not so simple.

I tell myself the way it goes,

that history is a cycle.

It does not progress from bad to good

but spirals and expands.

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Emma Briggs

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I'm an environmental activist, writer & former sailor, journalist & clown. Poetry collection available now. I’d appreciate your review! https://www.amazon.c

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