power - alive why

power

our dna encourages us to succeed and to compete
often this involves power over others
even in caveman days that probably was developing
in our complex organised world
power is ubiquitous
it helps as a means for improving our situation
individual or collective
it has a place
but in the hands of some
power substitutes for communality
and some benefit at the expense of others
here again the desperate search for happiness
can run out of control
so the pursuit of power is replacing
the pursuit of communality
and overall happiness is lost