1970
was 54 years ago
War was global and endless
politicians were crooks even when
they said they weren’t and we shook
our heads at the nightly news and knew
something wasn’t right with the stories they
were telling and when we realized truth had been
taken off the menu long ago and would not be
served again with our TV dinners while in our
favorite chair and that the change we needed
would require people to shout louder than
those who made quiet deals behind the
scenes people rallied and marched
and partied their way through
the turmoil until they
made things
right
1970
was 54 years ago
yet we live with daily reminders
that progress won on battlegrounds
long since quiet will always require
vigilant defending against
challenges by those who
would turn our
gains into
losses
Ken Owen June 2024
Van Niddy Press
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