Originally posted 7/19/2012.
Urged by some
to believe that history
is not destiny so
we should just forget it —
never believe what those liars say;
millions of ghosts
inside us
beg to differ.
There’s a dance, an old dance
I’m willing to try,
something to turn the world
upside down;
I’ve got a shirt, an old shirt
I’m willing to wear —
something designed for the big dance
and the afterparty.
There’s a song, an old song
I’m ready to sing —
something written just for the occasion,
a keening joyful sound;
it has a chorus, a swelled chorus
millions and millions strong,
singing of history
as prelude to destiny.
Stop believing what those liars say.
It’s time. Join the singing
and the circle
and the dance —
history’s proven
our ghosts
are more honest
than theirs.
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February 20th, 2015 at 8:21 pm
assuming tongue in cheek…………..since history seems pretty much reruns, century after century after century with the only change being the generation of the players since even many of the names are the same.
February 20th, 2015 at 8:24 pm
Oh, no. Dead serious.
February 20th, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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