Today’s word is “palimpsest” ... pal-imp-sest ... a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text. (Dictionary.com)
Careful
As we change our history,
What doesn’t change are facts,
Perhaps we should remember,
The consequences of our acts.
If life becomes a palimpsest,
And generations unaware,
They will repeat our past mistakes,
As if they’d been dared.
Hiding unpleasant paintings,
Silencing opposing views,
Will make for blinkered terror,
Truly, nothing’s new.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2019
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