The only ones that can see what does not exist, <br />And prevent others from succeeding... <br />To accuse them of being something they insist, <br />Is the reason and cause for a production of failures... <br />Are the very same people destroying themselves, <br />To blame with their fingers pointed at someone else. <br /> <br />They will praise standards and values, <br />Even those with microscopes can not find. <br />They will undermine those who protect them, <br />Regardless of their self-centered states of mind. <br />They will paint a picture of a perfect quality of life, <br />Then charge a fee to get a glimpse of it in a museum. <br /> <br />But a reality to embrace with a facing of their mistakes, <br />To correct and confess them as they are as visualized... <br />As seen with a clarity by those eyes removed from disguises, <br />Is a fight between the ones deluded... <br />And the many who have begun to confront them with truth. <br />With a battle going on in their own backyards. <br /> <br />To validate with determination and persistent ignorance... <br />That fools can and will emerge victorious in their own defeat.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-battle-going-on-in-their-own-backyards/
