Quizzical Historical

What side of history
would you like to be on,
as the bombs are falling
and choking your children?
What side of history
means the most to you?
Pockets of glue collecting coins.
Defenders of the enhancement loins,
tapping the tunes of
white-washed, weathered,
ticky-tacky, tarred and feathered,
soldiers of a pale and shallow culture?
What side of history calls to you?
We’re all waiting.
We’re all watching.
Baited breath, anxious to exhale.
Do you gamble?
Will you be the whale?
Or will you be the sordid tale,
perched atop the chambers,
the hallowed flesh mounds
of those demolished,
burning your bills,
and counting coins polished?
What side of history
would you like to be on?