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# Village People
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/village-people/
- Published: 2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: I'm sure you've heard this said: it takes a village. Which begs the nascent question: to do what? Too often it's to justify the pillage. Best go secure the stuff that's in your hut.
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

I'm sure you've heard this said: it takes a village.  
Which begs the nascent question: to do what?  
Too often it's to justify the pillage.  
Best go secure the stuff that's in your hut.

No, no, I'm not a misanthrope, nor really  
a Darwinist -- just hate to be a pawn.  
Too easy for the rulers, willy nilly,  
to help -- though not the village, but their own.

And so despite the best of all intentions,  
I find "to each according to their need"  
to be among those, worst of Man's inventions,  
a road to hell as slick as any creed.

"If only we could all just get along."  
Much harder than a slogan, or a song.