Monday, August 29, 2016

Poem of the Day: History

Again this is a poem from back in 1992 or 1993.  Part of that 100 poem deal...

HISTORY


When Eve ate the Apple Adam fell,
when Cain killed Abel Cain went to hell.
When Christ on a cross hung and died,
Through Napoleon’Ss power, the children cried.
Romeo and Juliet and all of their true love,
 Noah after forty days and the snow white turtle dove.
Trough ages of dark they heard the cry,
by evil men of those who die.

A man came to power, 1933
 of a country in Europe called Germany,
of hatred and evil is all that he knew. 
Killed 6 million people most of them Jews.
A man named Sadam from a place called Iraq
of knowledge and power none did he lack,
but greed and money and the power too
 got to him and it grew and grew.

What makes a man believe he can win
a world a universe that can’t belong to him?
Vietnam and world wars one and two
 Korea and others it can’t be true!
A wall made of stone of men who have died
the tears of a widowed who died as she cried.
A little boy who goes off to play
 who leaves for war the very next day.

The hippies and wood stock and burning the flag.
  ‘Abortion Abortion!” it’s fine to brag.
it’s OK to kill if it’s justified
it isn’t a baby growing inside.
It’s all right to swear and to be a fraud,
 but the law says it’s forbidden to pray to God.
It’s all right to drink get high and fight,
 to dim the future in a child’s sight.

But being different, dreaming a dream.
 Doing some good, some joy you bring.
Another tragedy this world cant need,
if people will listen and people will heed.
If you think that this world is just and fine
 join the others and step in line.
The Romans fell and so shall we,

 another of histories Tragedies.

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