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Wall story

Once there was a wall \ that stood for world war \ mass slaughter, genocide \ and the cynical ideological \ division of a continent \ \ The wall fell \ people rejoiced \ the world watched the party \ before switching channels \ \ change always looks good \ garnished with handouts & promises \ but tarnishes quickly \ dulled by the business of living \ \ the magnifying glass of history \ makes dictators more fearsome \ heroes braver \ and walls higher \ \ pending anniversaries \ the past is packaged \ for present consumption \ concrete chips in bottles \ maps of vanished border zones \ memoirs of neighbourhood spies \ photos of faded graffiti \ obsolete car models \ retro matchboxes \ recipes for scarcity — \ all the stuff that feeds archives \ commemorative displays \ & museum shops \ \ nostalgia repeats itself \ until remembrance \ turns to depression \ still, there's no going back \ \ the hole the wall left \ has grown to a global chasm \ with millions teetering \ on the edge of existence \ freedom fenced in \ threats on all fronts \ and devalued promises \ sold as rescue packages \ with the call to build new walls \ \ Each of us has a wall story \ a tale buried in the debris \ of a time that keeps returning
\ \ © Karen Margolis \Berlin, 31 March 2009

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