It Seems Not Long Ago Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Doesn't it seem as if it was just yesterday,
When those who saw things as they were...
And called negative for refusing to wear,
Their mass issued rose colored glasses?

It seems not long ago,
Those of 'conservative' standards...
Were calling those who protested against injustices,
Radicals and militant.
Nonconformists and leftist 'liberals'!

These same people...
With their high brow standards and diminished values,
Organize themselves to dump perfectly good tea...
In waters they have polluted from a way of life,
That has been enriched by prescriptions of all kinds!
AND found in infested waters!

They claim that the dumping of tea,
Brings back those times when similar acts,
Were considered anti-government and lawless...
When oppressive taxation began to affect the masses!
However...
Most of those protesting attempted to mask the fact,
A newly appointed President who just 'happens' to be black...
Is not a fan of Disney World or any of the lands,
Where delusion is worshipped.

And here it is,
Six months 'after' his election...
And there are those still in denial,
Discussing on national broadcast talk radio shows...
His 'true' identity and the authenticity of his birth certificate.
And he is doing his best to save their beloved country,
From total demise!

BUT...
They do not consider themselves as 'nutts'.
They consider themselves as 'patriots'.