Decades Gone Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Decades gone and times long before,
Like a cancer spreading from shore to shore...
New arrivals landed to depict enemies.
Enemies perceived to threaten 'their' peace.
A peace intended with the utmost integrity.
And this approach was strategically introduced,
To produce a suffering that would increase...
Not reduce.

With sophisticated implementation,
Misdeeds initiated were begun secretly.
As diminishing resources,
From the 'heathens' were taken.
To ensure a benefitting of exclusive greed.
Creating divisions and separate entities.

Those duped never thought they'd be used this way,
As they were taught by the 'self-righteous'...
How they could get into heaven,
If they followed instructions.
And stayed on their knees to pray.
With teachings to fear demons they knew were near.

Today after accepting such hypocrisies and deceit,
Symbolizing myths and distorted prophesies...
Have left the meek too weak,
To stand on their own two feet.
As those same tactics practiced have backed fired,
On them all.
With deceivers and their followers with their backs,
Against the walls they've installed.

'And WHO do you think you are?
Shakespeare? '