THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY

 

 From Russia to the Redskins,
To marijuana and marriage equality,
 Proponents of Obamacare, all shouting,
"YOU'RE on the wrong side of history."

 

 What exactly does THAT mean?
We can't help but at times disagree,
 In a big country, in an even larger world,
Pausing to think BEFORE spewing judgment is key.

 

 Geography connected by technology, BUT...
Differences discouraged, shades of grey the latest foe,
 With speed, "Black and White" disease spreading,
Exit empathy, as the globe becomes the "Land of No."

 

 But wait, I hear the voice of "American" individuality,
In secessionist dissent to the "we" forced and faux,
 Catalonia, Crimea, Sardinia,
Scotland and Veneto!

 

 Tired of sacrificing independence and identity,
Blended into a melting pot, riding on someone else's bus,
 Self segregation turning into romantic nationalism,
Begging the questions: "WHY does EVERYONE have to be like US?"

 

 And "WHO has the right to their own state?"
Is self determination or patron liberation the path?
 Too much "sharing" leading to separatism,
Disrupting current world order and incurring its wrath!

 

Karen Ann DeLuca