<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434921" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Echos From the Past Are Heard</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">If, <br>For a number of decades...<br>A pleading made, <br>Flies away with the birds.<br>Why are eyes opened so wide today? <br>As if something rotten has been eaten.<br>And their bodies are ready to purge.<br>With an unrelenting cleansing.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And an increasing release of violence, <br>Does not perturb or disturb those fast asleep.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Why is a society suddenly awakened, <br>To find itself on collective knees? <br>Looking for reason, <br>As to how, when and why...<br>Their security and peace, <br>Can be so threatened? <br>With a clipping of their safety nets, <br>Right from under their feet! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'We need to reset our priorities! '<br>Echos from the past are heard.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'We need to be more diligent...<br>In protecting the wellbeing of our citizens.'<br>Those echos from the past are heard.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'We need to uphold and maintain those high standards.<br>Those that are cherished upon this land so loved.<br>We need to ensure our fellowmen are safe and secure.'<br>These echos from the past are heard.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And those echos from the past, <br>Annoy and go ignored.<br>As if made by attention seeking children.<br>To leave no one listening.<br>Or caring enough to pay attention, <br>Any given that is mentioned.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Mommy? <br>There is a man outside.<br>And he's pointing a gun at our house! '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~Go to your room and pick up your things.<br>Do as I say.<br>Learn to obey.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'That's more problematic than rational.<br>And poses a preventable illogical outcome.<br>Promising to have an impacting dire affect.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~Go to your room! <br>Before I impact some dire affects on your bottom, <br>Young man.<br>Soon! <br>Do you hear me? <br>Soon! <br>And stop being such a smarty pants.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Echos from the past are heard.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434921" data-title="Echos From the Past Are Heard de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="If, For a number of decades... A pleading made, Flies away with the birds. Why are eyes opened so wide today? As if something rotten has been eaten. And their bodies are ready to purge. With an unrelenting cleansing. And an increasing release ..."></div> </div> </div>

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