Palimpsest

There exist ancient written pages,

Rubbed out and written over anew.

Histories reimagined again,

On a new political point of view.

Palimpsests, exist still, in the digital age,

Made easier with the backspace key…

Politicians rewrite facts daily now,

The words on top, newest history.

My earliest poetry in journals,

Reflects decades of pain and tears.

My latest erasures and overwrites,

Repaint these days as my greatest years.