How to remain rulers?

(From my poetry Collection 'Signatures')

Kingship and queenship

King of the Queensland and

Queen of the Kingsland

made to sit together to make a pact;

as the people of both lands were

raising voices against kingdoms,

needing  fact and tact for the lack of  bread;

‘more loaves ,more loaves’ was their cry

King suggested, ‘Why don’t we offer?’

Queen replied, 'Today bread, tomorrow cakes,

and then  the oven and later whole wheat fields.

Would we yield to all?’

King agreed sensing sharply, asked

‘Tell me an option to make a faction

among them; so they start fighting,

forget demanding bread and cake’

Queen went thoughtful; said later

‘Declare war on my land reasoning

bread went scarce because of us;

your people would begin hating my people

hatred makes good pastime.’

And it worked.

War was declared

People of two nations

fought and many died.

None won;

They made a  truce,

Temporarily for

they grew weary

Retaining grudge,

they forgot bread.

King of the Queensland

sent roses to

the queen of the Kingsland 

Vaiyavan