by Rolph David
If you would lead, then lead not for your glory,
Not for the flags that flutter with your face.
But hold your silence when the crowd roars warlike,
And speak for peace – though it may bring disgrace.
If you can hear your critics without fury,
And learn from truth, though whispered in dissent;
If you can hold your power with no trembling,
Yet know it’s not your gift, but something lent.
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Friday 8th August 2025 6:37 am
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by Rolph David
This poem tells the haunting story of how silence and fear empower despots and tyrants to build fragile thrones, sacrificing freedom for control. Through the mysterious figure of a quiet piper, it envisions the subtle yet unstoppable dismantling of tyranny—without violence or fanfare—and the hope for a world where new maps guide future generations beyond borders and oppression.
They laughed w...
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Monday 4th August 2025 11:07 am
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by Rolph David
This poem is meant to be a stark warning to the Nobel Committee: awarding Donald Trump
the Peace Prize would not only mock the values it stands for, but stain its legacy with hypocrisy,
division, and deception.
Oh Nobel minds, in hallowed seat,
Let not your purpose taste defeat.
The world looks on with wary eyes—
Will justice bend or truth arise?
They whisper Trump deserves the crow...
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Tuesday 8th July 2025 8:32 am
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by Rolph David
"Malice in Blunderland Or: Executive Disorder" is a searing political ballad
that dissects Donald Trump through the lens of Dr. John Gartner’s diagnosis
of malignant narcissism, the most dangerous, pathological form of narcissism .
The poem wants to reveal how Trump’s unchecked ego and impulsive rage
destroy truth, justice, and global stability, replacing dialogue with dominance ...
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Friday 4th April 2025 5:27 pm
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