B.B. to the Next Generation

Gen X, Gen Y, and even Gen Z,

Please stop blaming your life on poor B.B.

We didn't invent hate.

We didn't invent war.

Actually, we believed first what you're fighting for.

For peace in a clean world

for us and our kin.

For unity, for harmony,

among all righteous men.

But especially for those

         who bear burdens of woe

To heal sweeter friends,

and forgive bitter foes.

For the enemy one fights is born

and lives deep within,

Falsely blames all others, 

as Mother Earth's nurture spins.

So, hear my advice,

Stand humbly in the rain.

Let disappointment wash away,

And from blame, please refrain.

P.S. Colley

August 2024