Arrogance – KensView

Bigheaded leaders, bloated with their pride,
Say they know best, hubris surging inside.
Xerxes sunk at Salamis
Blinded by self-centered, self-righteous ways,
They lead the country to its darkest days.
Alcibiades seduced by Sicily
Their egos are inflated, minds closed tight,
Refusing to receive reasoned insight.
Hannibal zapped at Zama
They march forward, with ignorance as shield,
Blithe to disaster presumption may yield.
Crassus crushed at Carrhae
Their regiments trapped as they reach for fame
With bombast ending in nothing but shame.
Cornwallis yanked at Yorktown
Wars they do wage and economies crash,
Based on their words so pretentious and brash.
Napoleon walloped at Waterloo
But in the end, their downfall does draw near,
As victims and foes no longer have fear.
Hitler stomped at Stalingrad
These cocky chieftains, delusions defied,
Met defeat when resistance turned the tide.
Putin kicked at Kiev…
May their downfall serve as lesson to all
Only vigilance will folly forestall.

Thus, arrogance does not a good plan make,
Nor bluster when a nation is at stake.