21st Century Stone Age

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                       They stand there,

                       whether of no consequence,

                       lone, stone survivors.

                       Who are they?

                      Past history

                       makers, shakers, breakers;

                     indelible, carved in stone,

                     bookmarks placed in collective memories.

                     Who are They?

                     "Unknown Soldier"

                       known heroes;

                     freedom fighters;

                     caring citizens;

                     men among men;

                     women of worth;

                     despicable despots;

                     lauded humanitarians;

                     no distinction between race, colour, tribe or creed,

                     grey stone, unpainted but named.

                     They are History;

                     immortalized;

                    lifted off texts,

                     stories told and re-told,

                     architects of good and evil,

                     reminders of greatness or horror,

                     necessary emotional conscience.

                     Destruction will not erase their deeds,

                     the Worlds built or annihilated;

                     living legends ---

                     past, present, future.

                     Ancestors knew them,

                     survived, cursed or praised them;

                     educators teach

                     generation after generation.

                     Remove statues, burn books;

                     kill our inheritance;

                     live with your guilt and stupidity.

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