two hundred and four individual flames rising
on individual copper petals and converging
into one cauldron surrounded by colour clad
athletes from two hundred and four countries
one of them Syria where government troops
amass to massacre own citizens
athlete wearing white and gold stands proudly
at podium to take oath of fair play while officials
get ready to test all winners for steroids and
some will be caught
speeches laud merits of faster higher stronger
of athletes who push themselves to limits
the value of competition and participation
while headlines extol gold medal counts
for the richest countries
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