David Palmer Poet Sonnet

And If It All Should End In Flame

This dream was not mine from the beginning, 
For others wiser, reasoning, adept 
Dared move beyond their allotted space 
To question why injustice continue 
On a-pace, simply because it has been 
Accepted fait accompli far too long.  
"We stole nothing; beneficiaries  
In passivity is not criminal."
Power acquired at victim's expense 
Is not readily surrender'd without 
More than an equally compelling force.
Wrong be made right by those willing to fight,
Not with aggression -- conscience appeal 
If flame ends all, was TRUTH the worthy cause?

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