a desperate 'guru'

as countries like india keep

their sights firmly fixed on

magical words like

progress & development

without a care for what they actually mean

they turn a blind eye to the

plight of the people in

the so-called developed nations

most of the younger generation

in these countries

just wants be 'out of it'

their current consumption of

booze & drugs

puts the roman empire to shame

if you have doubts

you can turn the telly on

and watch 'booze britain'

or try having a conversation with

any youngster on the street


in search of

the plasticky material prosperity

under the west's guidance

these nations

are willing to go to any extent of blindness

(makes for hypercomical watching)

to not have to look at the reality of

those who already have this prosperity


after all, its hard to swallow

seeing your 'guru'

in such a desperate state

it also signals a bleak tommorrow ... ouch!


funny thing is that 'the west'

despite its precarious situation

doesn't want to give up

'playing the guru'

&

why would it

as long as there are willing disciples

&

they are all too happy

playing the disciple

for all the jetski's, beers & slumdog oscar awards

upon the horizon