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Unresolved Past

Pause the clock, let the world stop allowing our past to catch up before going one more second into the future. Would not stop long, the past dragged along generation after generation, faster than the last, problems left behind getting worse, ignorance, bigotry, hatred, degenerate companions. Passing the past one generation to the next to resolve solicits undesired passion, impossible, never happens, too busy creating new problems which will be ignored and added. Plans drawn never finished, appease none, stress factors exceed acceptable tolerance, the past doomed to tumble under the weight, of a neglected, troubled society. Stop the world, let our past, pass into our future, disregard prophetic, probably true, no future, with an unresolved past.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 1/31/2010 6:25:00 AM
So true, you've expressed it so clearly
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Date: 1/29/2010 10:31:00 PM
Our failure to remember our errors and learn from past mistakes is one of the greatest threats to mankind, Mac. This is a deep, powerful poem. Awesome! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/29/2010 5:52:00 PM
The problems are too big for one person, one nation. We must just keep our own little corner as bright as we can or lose our minds. I know that sounds simplistic but our shoulders aren't broad enough too carry much more. Thank you for the comments on my "Old Soldier". My generation is tied into that war forever. Everyone lost someone.
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