History's Enough

What was once is now again
Come full circle ever more
Most last a jungle, drenched with rain
Is now a desert, parched with dust

Are these the mirrors of the past
come back again to haunt
A different place with different lives
But with the same result

The list of names and numbers
Grows longer each new day
How many times until the end
How long must this go on

What the difference made is asked
And is it worth the cost
But the answer, like the rest
Stays as it was before

In a heartfelt thanks from a man
And the smile of a child
And in a hope for something more
Than a life of fear and terror

The answer then now is still the same
Of if it is or was enough
If but only one lone life now is better off
It all matters very much