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# Old Athens
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/old-athens/
- Published: 2022-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: there's old Athens -- it yet stands cradle of democracy politicians laid out plans then, as now, hypocrisy as I contemplate my vote and distribute blame I'm remembering the quote: "the more they stay the same"
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

there's old Athens -- it yet stands  
cradle of democracy  
politicians laid out plans  
then, as now, hypocrisy  
as I contemplate my vote  
and distribute blame  
I'm remembering the quote:  
"the more they stay the same"