The Oldest Refusal Of All

The history of being on the wrong side of history
is a long one that has been told many times, 
and has been told about many nations
who refused to see the writing on the wall.

And yet the citizens* of these nations
always refuse to believe it at the time,
nor do many others believe it after.

*These 'citizens' knew they were nearer
to being subjects than to being citizens
but they  prefer the false flattery
of 'citizenship' because it sounds nicer. 

  

Time And Distance

The difference between a British person and an American
is that the Brit will think that 100 miles is far to travel,
no problem to the American who will be stumped by time
-thinking that a 100 years is an longer than eternity.