Citizen’s Advice
Imagine the capital
is in the middle of a desert,
and no one in the cabinet
is likely to share a single grain of sand.
Beware that water corrupts
even more than power,
and a revolution brews on,
compelled by the idea of embracing thirst.
Suspect every statesman who guarantees
their nation will be an oasis.
Resist the temptation to build castles.
Teach your children to long for oceans.
Teach them to swim.