Never forget

Never forget what must not be
Forgotten.
Alzheimer’s afflicting entire cultures,
Scenes of bloodshed, bigotry, fire, rape,
Annihilation, extermination, radiation
Painted over with shades of white
And a neat trim of doubtful grey.
The world of today sits on a
Pedestal of the past, supported
By high-tension cables of
Neural connection – memory is the
Helium that keeps us all afloat.
Yet some would chip away,
Cut the roots of who we are
Because some are ugly, best
Forgotten.
No! Ugly, dark, bloody, racist,
Evil, unthinkable, horrific, sexist
Bring them forth!
Let daylight sear the flesh of
Hidden past, let us confront the demons
Of our fathers and seek to bury it no longer.
Drive the stake of truth through its
Shriveled heart and know that it
Will not rise to consume us again.
Never forget what must not be
Forgotten.