The Diplomatic System of the Previous Era Was Not Going to Constrain Them

The pattern is stern
And fair persistent—
There are times of peace
And stability,
No fights worse than crimes,

Internal affairs,
Inequalities
And injustices,
Border skirmishes—
Then raw wars return,

Invasions, conquests,
Genocidal sweeps,
Collapsing nations,
Abandoned cities,
Prolonged dark ages.

Therefore you wonder
Which kalpa you’re in,
How stable things are.
If you can wonder,
They’re pretty stable,

But that doesn’t help
A whole lot. Lurches
Jar stability
But calm may return.
Die before it ends.