Hiding History Poem by Randy McClave

Does history repeat itself
I say yes it truly does,
Unless we refuse to read and learn from it
We won't know how the past once was.
Decades ago a man tried to overthrow his government
So, he was charged with high treason,
He was then immediately thrown into jail
For that sedition reason.
His followers still followed and believed in him
As he was locked up in his cell,
They continually worshipped and praised him
As all history books still do tell.
Then when from his jail cell he was released
His followers and worshippers elected him to power,
They were excited to follow and to obey him
As he sat in his government's tower.
He was a racist and a bigot
So, his worshippers and followers believed like him,
Whatever he said or done they believed and would do
In Church they would always sing him a hymn.
Then he decided to become their dictator
They then worshiped him on their fallen knees,
They all call him their Führer
And he called his worshippers and his followers, Nazis.
History must not ever repeat itself
We must not ever repeat the atrocities as we once did,
We must not ignore or forget the sins of our past
History! must not ever be hid.

Randy L. McClave