HISTORY HAS SCISSORS

history has scissors

and it tends to cut and patch

creating little interludes

where passages don't match
.

pure word of mouth is toothless

and the truth's misunderstood

one's memories gets scrambled

just as you presume they would
.

the pages that are written

bringing facts into the light

are darkened by the shadows

of the ghosts that rule the night
.

yes, history has scissors

and there's episodes, galore

that never make the final cut

and end up on the floor
.

then lies become verbatim

and as time is winding down

the stories get unraveled

like a spinster's wedding gown
.

yes, history has scissors

and i think without a doubt

that people who proclaim this

will themselves be scissored out
.

for history is sacred

you will find it's carved in stone

and time will not forgive the ones

who can't leave it alone