Shrinking tyranny

 

The architecture of control 

isn't just made of concrete and barbed wire; 

it's constructed from pronouns. 

Authoritarian grammar always begins 

with a unifying 'ours' 

but inevitably ends 

in the exclusive singular 'mine.' 

To maintain absolute authority, 

the definition of the inner circle 

must constantly be purified. 

First, you need an 'other' 

to build a consensus against, 

but eventually, the consensus itself 

must be pruned of any dissenters. 

In this political geometry, 

the in-group is less a sanctuary 

and more a shrinking island, 

until the only person left standing 

has nobody left to command.