Then and Now, a poem by Debbie Felio
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Albert Einstein
Then and Now
That was then –
those people killed – wrong religion –
those hangings – wrong color
that war
that was then –
those people killed – wrong country
those beheadings – wrong beliefs
that war
that was then
those people killed – wrong place
those raped and pummeled – wrong gender
that war
that was then
those people killed – in utero
those shootings – protected second amendment rights
that war
that was then
those people killed – thousands
those imprisonments – thousands
those wars
that was then
hard to believe
newspaper, radio
those indescribable acts
this is now –
hard to believe
live coverage
devastation / destruction
then – over and over
again
this war and
the next
.
© 2018, Debbie Felio, All rights reserved

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