Where History Failed

Science overwhelms truth
and the truth is but dust on
an ancient decrepit cracked tablet that 
forbears the presage of destiny that's become
mere quackery and fodder for underscored 
and illiterate kooks who've found the urgency
to bleed and purge their guilty conscience to 
compensate their misdeeds to humankind, we
no longer need hope from preachers, we need 
courage from world leaders and the ultra-rich
who despise the rest of the world; for hunger,
plague and death only await the misfortunate,
and their hell is already served here on earth. 

- John Hardesty