P.S. Granted, the poem doesn’t describe the process by which people are inspired to negotiate with each other and actually solve their problem. In real life I expect that process can be made easier by… having people read the poem. We’ll see if the satire is effective.
I ended up writing a satirical poem about politicians exaggerating and perpetuating divisions in order to profit from conflict. What do you think? https://ginnungagapfoundation.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/your-party-is-not-your-friend-or-the-new-library-and-the-old-baseball-diamond/
P.S. Granted, the poem doesn’t describe the process by which people are inspired to negotiate with each other and actually solve their problem. In real life I expect that process can be made easier by… having people read the poem. We’ll see if the satire is effective.