Etched in granite bases,
carved in a realistic fashion,
Stately statuary depicts humans that were
highly esteemed in some past generation.
Some celebrated local hero,
or the head of a powerful movement.
Perhaps a great leader or president,
honored and revered for several or
many generations. Before historical
revisions caused these heroes to be reviled.
Hysterical crowds hurry to tear them down,
removing in one day some figure that had stood
proudly for at least a hundred years.
Is
this right? It depends on who you ask.
Right or wrong are fluid
concepts that can change.
Nothing is permanent in the propaganda world.
Not a newspaper that can fade or be shredded,
or burned casually as a fire starter.
Not a book, nor even a solid granite statue.
Human animosity, though, seems permanent.