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The 70's

The 70's

This was the decade of the “cold war,”
of a world’s sad song never heard before.
Darkness fell upon the land.
Old and young failed to understand.
The lollipop time of the 60's was over.
It was gas lines and hostages not crimson and clover.
We lived each day with Aquarius dreams
in a wistful world of worn out jeans.
Corruption was quite commonplace.
Shame was the word for the human race.
Death, blood, violence and lots of hair
as streakers ran through crowds, stark bare.
We saw a war each night on TV.
Then tuned to "All in the Family."
Nuclear power plants flourished and grew.
Were they safe?  Who cared or knew.
Serial killers having their play
while 918 died Jim Jones' way
broken homes and addictions the rage,
disco dancers twisting in a cage
hijackings and terrorism bombs
Worship the moon. Worship the dawn.
Where did the truth really exist?
In the horror from The Exorcist?
Those who were young may now be old.
Do they remember the 70's cold?

3/4/18
Where were you in the 70’s? 
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