fast forward to a future time
fast forward and the world map
looked so different
from a previous time

fewer and fewer countries
flew a sovereign flag
but many more were flying
the dominant red flag

it was as though other countries
had submitted to the red deal
and they'd done so with a fully
compliant deference seal

never before had the world map
undergone such a dramatic change
and on seeing it the people were heard
to say doesn't it look so strange