History Society Poems

...You apply it to history
and the causes we fought
just fade away into nothing,
and everything is lost.
You think that slavery was bad,
that’s just your point-of-view,
you think...

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I see a contradiction that
grows clearer with each passing day,
once I think we all one know,
once saw as just part of the game,
a dynamic state...

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What in the world are we doing?
Who are we trying to beat?
It seems like we live our lives running,
as if we are losing our seats.

We...

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While we were sleeping
America became communist.
Of course they don’t call it that now,
And it isn’t ALL communist,
But at least 51% is all you need
To get...

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The Truth Of This Magnitude”

Obstinate defiance from an indignant child 
Consummate reliance on the spirit of the Wild 

Intricate compositions of meticulous art 
A syndicate...

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I am Africa, the cradle of mankind,
Where ancient footprints in the sands of time entwined,
The birthplace of humanity, divinely designed,
In my esteemed valleys, where life...

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The thrust of salvation's revelation;
Straight from the buckle of the Bible Belt -
Crusading on a plan of what they felt:
"The World for Christ in One...

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The torch has been passed,
The glow if that candle lives on
The answers to the dreams that never were,
Are now left  for us to carry...

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As I was reading  Nyasatimes 
Gazette on line 
On January 10th , 2024
I  saw the name 
of Yao Kingdom Foundation
Portrayed badly 
As written,"...

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Bussing immigrants to high-end neighborhoods makes immigration status worse. After an Ecuadorian women gave Heimlich to a man choking on a Scampi, she was once...

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Power over power   
Is a demon, 
who has    
silky, 
smooth, 
skin.   
With a diamond on his tongue, 
he...

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He blithely wanders along
Down a near empty street 
Off to see his mates for their
Monthly catch up and meet.
He’s happily unaware that
As he saunters slowly...

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...They told us it was ‘tolerant’
to not care if people were gay,
just letting those folk live their lives,
how could it hurt us anyway?
They said that...

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They told us that we self-repressed,
were too serious about sex,
that it was causing neurosis,
with birth control we could relax.
Encouraged us to ‘explore things,’
said we should...

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HOUR OF POWER

If I remember rightly, someone once said
Enough of all this farce, democracy is dead
So don’t let any of it mess with your head

In...

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