it was a holy tree
\nhewed to the ground
\nused for the ugly sin of racism
\nugly head of gottahavesomeone to hate
\nholy lives so confused
\n“Who is winning the human race?”
\nthe writer penned and
\n“We lived each moment
\nlike it was the first,
\nor the last,”
\nreflecting on the ’60’s revolution.
\nIt was a revolutionary revolution
\nnearly bloodless
\nsave for Kent State
\nHippies don’t die they just fade away
\ntheir victories were
\ncivil rights for blacks
\nwomen’s rights, including choice
\nan illegal war came to an end
\neven so
\nthe people’s revolution came to an end
\nthru trickery
\nand propagandizing the unawakened
\n“Hold on Sloopy,
\nwe’ll be there soon.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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