Versions

Presenting the past and present through filtered light

Showing their apparent bounty or dearth of might

Far from providing a well-rounded insight

Free to exercise their choice of delight, spite or fright

Create a new version, then spray and pray

Hope for some people to sway along their way

Whether they win or whether they lose

is determined by the version they choose

Specially selected with a view to cash in

Neglecting versions that seem to be clashing

Ruthless reactions whenever a view

Comes to the fore in a different hue

The believers and adherents continue to adhere

Be it out of passion or be it out of fear

A more complete view is looked down upon

A more complete version frowned upon

There is often a dagger that dangles

There is often preparedness to strangle

There is often a web that entangles

A head that turns to seek a different angle

But rebel heads continue to turn

Renegade minds continue to learn

Pursuing the original, seeking the pristine

Looking through the glare of the manufactured sheen

The eternal contest continues as time unfolds

As happenings happen and versions are told