Clark Gormley #25 Second World

Whatever happened to the second world?
The one between first and third.
When counting you don't jump from one to three.
It's omission is plainly absurd.

But it isn't the only world unrepresented
I put to you respectfully.
For instance, take the under and whole worlds.
Where's the over and partial respectively?

Some say it encompassed the Eastern Bloc.
Nations dominated by Stalin.
But I've never heard it referred to as such
and that is a second world problem.

It's as if there is something shameful about it
that it's best to remain unaware.
I asked TripAdvisor if I could visit.
It replied "Let's not go there."