"Pity the Nation"

Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote the poem "Pity the Nation" in 2007, drawing inspiration from Kahlil Gibran’s original work of the same title, first published in 1933. Both of the poems resonate with the ageless truth that history often repeats itself. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem is referenced below. Do you believe it is still relevant to the 21st century? [cb][b]"PITY THE NATION" [/b] by LAWRANCE. FERLINGHETTI (2007)[/cb] [cb]Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airways Pity the nation that raises not its voice but aims to rule the world by force and by torture And knows No other language but its own Pity the nation whose breath is money and sleeps the sleep of the too well fed Pity the nation Oh pity the people of my country My country, tears of thee Sweet land of liberty![/cb] 《《 Reference Books 》》 1. (Ferlinghetti's Greatest Poems https://amzn.to/47I4piF) 2. (The Garden of the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran https://amzn.to/47JXZ2o)