We were given history to show the
living how life used to be.
We were given history as a lesson
to be learned: one step forward,
breathe and repeat, or dare not
try to do over again.
What strikes me mostly is that all
fools were not a thing of the past,
more of them are sure to be born.
Give me another shot at it, and I’ll
try and do the best I can. I believe
Alexander Hamilton said that.
History shows, had he foreseen what
was about to happen, perhaps he may
have taken better aim, or failed to
show up in the first place.
And the lesson to be learned, dueling
pistols are not the best way to resolve
a problem. On the other hand, not just
anyone gets to appear on the $10 bill.
And someone said, there ought to be
a law. And so there was, but even then,
that didn’t seem help a hell of a lot.
History? Go figure.
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Chris Hanch 8-22-2020
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