East St. Louis Poem by Romella Kitchens

While reading biographical information concerning Josephine Baker I came across information concerning the East St. Louis Riots of 1917. It appears her mother and she had to escape an area of burning buildings and potential murder. The poet is a person who believes in peace and that we learn from history, not simply copy it. Therefore; she hopes the wise and the humane end this conflict because the world as a whole is watching and in a process of inductive learning from what is done and will be done. The violence in the world in mounting but, not the honest, cogent, resolutions.If we look at the world now, so many countries are involved in internal and external conflict. Thus; what is our exemplar? What do we offer as role models? Consider, if mankind is given a 'do-over, ' a chance to do things again do we make the same mistakes in conflict resolution or do we correct our actions?