Numerology

I believe in the government of one.
I believe there's tyranny in two.
I believe in the democracy of three.
I believe there's a community in four or five.
I believe six is a little chancy.
I believe seven's enough to form a nation.
I believe in eight we find fraternity.
I believe in nine there's an endless possibility.

In ten, I don't know,
I haven't learned to count that high yet.

Ken e Bujold

©2022

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I'll bet Putin wishes Ukraine only had seven.

[Ken e Bujold]

:)
no doubt he does

[alanwgraham]

Brilliant Ken. You could quibble about your list but I know that your tongue is firmly in your cheek. I agree that things get tricky above ten - that's when the s**t really hits the fan.
Well done Ken for your funny offering.
Cheers,
Alan

[Ken e Bujold]

Thanks for the review Alan. This poem reads quick and light or hard and heavy according to each reader's need. It's humourous, yes, a bit cheeky, perhaps, but not as tongue and cheek as first might think. There's an underlying philosophy at work here, and a few little nuggets to be dug free. I wrote it, but more than that I'm not telling, let the reader's find what they may

[W. Barrett Munn]

I was going to say clever but on reflection much deeper than that. It pulls you back in to read again for the more subtle meaning of the last lines. Well done.
Winston

[Ken e Bujold]

thanks winston. I believe there's subtlety at work as well. Know most will skip along to the number counting, but for those who want to go a little deeper, I buried a few nuggets to find. Glad you think so too.

[Stuart Munro]

Hi Ken , Great Poem , my father showed me how do Numerology , I chose all my kids names by numerology
I was that into it , years ago , I like Ten I haven’t learn to count that high yet ,

[Laz K.]

Interesting and witty! This poem is like a brief Transcendentalist Manifesto.
“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail.” (Thoreau)

[Ken e Bujold]

glad for the review. humble for the praise comparing to Thoreau