Five Decades

Five Decades 10/29/2014

If I could

I would change it all

And go backwards in my mind

Soaking up every detail  

And making it all mine.

But in a way

We already have

As we remember it in words

For others to embrace,

Feel, taste, and touch. 

Nothing is lost

And nothing is hidden

As it still exists

In another place and time. 

Others have tried to erase

What it was,

That came before

But they did not succeed then

And they cannot now. 

Raging against invisible enemies

Spasmodically lashing out in violence

As evil seeks to possess

And destroy. 

It is the same old battle

For the same old reasons

As the heroic survive adversity  

And harvest the fruit.

Born with the golden leaves on our heads

We learn to despise and reject

Pissing on the rugs

Woven by hand. 

We reject the truth

And believe lies

As we dance around

A golden calf. 

Fools believe in themselves

And can justify any act

To get what they want

Altogether unaware

And dead in the head. 

The truth remains

Just as it always did

But it is we who forgot

And called it a lie. 

Darkness descends on the foolish

And the easily swayed

Neglectful of the children

Unprotected and pure. 

Don’t be afraid

To tell them like it is

The raw truth

Unvarnished and deadly.

Be not prey

Be not a victim

But instead choose well

And live forever.