In Perpetuity

Offensively defensive posturing No stopping in sight No reflection in view Poisonous to everyone around you Syphoning greed at record speed Unchecked unseen Hollowing the land Blindly defending your position Against any raised hand Any voice of reason How did we even get here? We’d have to go back 160 years or so To explain what should have been buried A hatred left to fester A war lost but never truly ended We rebel against suppression Understandably so Sometimes history demands it An opportunity was missed The undercurrent of hate Bubbled up unchecked A backlash exacted 160 years in the making A theft imagined A grievance never real Where ignorance never left A way of life Thought to be put to rest Was allowed to linger Civilly unbalanced Cutting down and Cutting short lives The symbolism The sentiment Front and center once again Stirring old fears Handed down like inheritance Times change Some things stay the same Worse than the hate Is the silent acceptance Silence is a choice One we can break