the memory is pure, but it’s just a flashback borrowed:
a strong link to the past, but a weak one to tomorrow.
the picture is clear, but it’s just a glimpse deranged:
nothing’s really different, yet everything has changed.
the meaning is real, but it’s just a carbon copy:
identical on the surface, but underneath it’s sloppy.
the thought is deep, but it’s just ol’ déjà vu:
ancient is the memory, but the circumstance is new.
when history repeats itself, we’re quick to place the blame,
lessons learned gleaned nothing, and time produced the same.
but take a closer look – today is not the past –
and chart a new path forward where the opportunities are vast…
“History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought.” – Etienne Gilson
kevin berardinelli 
“The picture is clear, but it’s just a glimpse deranged:
Nothing’s really different, yet everything has changed.”
Love it!
very encouraging beautiful poem.. i really like it.. we as humans should always stop looking back at the past and just live in the now and present.. i myself am guilty of thinking too much of the past to the poet where it really annoys me.. :-D.. thanx for sharing