Being in the game

When soldiers become
leaders, wars are stationed,
bargained, rationed, because
they had been there, done that
many times before, they know
its futility, all the more.

When writers become
leaders, nation recovers
from disasters, since they had
criticized those hankering
after, pelf, position, and power.

When lawyers become
leaders, rate of crime, corruption,
violation significantly drops
as they had dealt with the malice
a number of times in their profession.

When doctors become
leaders, the nation heals under
their guidance for they know
how to cure illnesses.

I know, by this time, impatient
readers, like me, are nodding
their heads in disapproval;
reality paints a picture that's
way too imperfect, people who
go to the top, those who matter
the most, for the eradication
of the disturbing conditions,
cannot opt to break away from
the vicious norm, and usher their
nations into a brighter morn.

We need fresh thinking, a collective
strength to help, not blame; to deliver
the world from this self-destructive
system, we need to create an innovative
game where players learn and benefit
without any guilt, or shame of defeat;
where all of them, regardless of their
professions win as they play,
all along the way.