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I’m not sure why I never noticed it

when I passed you on the street

But now that you’ve gathered together

 I can see it in your collective stare

You still have something to say

but there’s no one there to listen

You have been called “The Greatest Generation”

and I don’t doubt that it may be true

You have known times of great sacrifice

and believed that the needs of the many outweighed those of the few

You fought wars in the hope of ending all war

and believed in giving more than you expected to receive

You worked hard

You stuck together

You fought for freedom

You hoped for tomorrow

You stepped into the unknown

You did all that we could ask of you

except produce heirs who truly appreciate the value of their inheritance

It is a perilous generation that spurns the wisdom of the past

and fails to recognize the founder of their feast

I come from such a generation

It is a frivolous people who hold nothing sacred

save the pursuit of their own happiness

I come from such a people

It is a vain man who believes that he can redefine truth

and control his own destiny

I have been such a man

Each time that I walk by you

I notice that a few more of you are gone

And I can’t help but feel

that we are losing far more than we understand