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We Have Been Here Before

Though years slip by through time if you live long enough and rewind; you get to see that history is ever a repetitive cyclic mystery. Refugees and immigrants raped always seeking some escape when faith, land, house and home do not withstand the change and roam. What is it about faith and land that we take life so easily in a self righteous stand? The earth and sand lies troubled drenched in hate and fear and bloody rubble unable to grow lush in unseen lost beauty as the seeds of change die in duty. Man progresses and reconstructs where earth of promise begins to self destruct repainting it in greed and desire disabled as Cain rises again once more against Abel. Why does the story of brother to brother never seem to change and the good in humanity is smothered? Those finally set free only in retreating still find their fate unfound and fleeting and in the end revealed the truth believed and permanently lost remaining unachieved. Slip sliding footsteps of the aftermath trace imprints in the well trodden paths and new found short lived peace forever lies stolen and fleeced. Why does the record never teach lessons learned to be continually un-reached? We have been here before resettling the same score forever destined to repeat living in our self conceit. Seize the day, the changing times stand and hold true to new paradigms all are equal, deserving of the moment giving hearts, trusting minds with eyes open. We have been here before lets learn the lesson at last once and for all, evermore.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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