History is a Poor Record Keeper.

I miss things I know I shall never witness
But also thank the heavens that destruction will be missed  
 
I switch on the television  
If I were Le Prince I would be livid  
Thinking of how my life ended  
On those tracks as I went to patent  
 
Damn Edison  
So called 'father of cinema' is such a dick  
But as I sit  
I appreciate the efforts  
Of the devoted scientist  
 
I appreciate the research of those like Jared Diamond  
How location and opportunity are what ensures dominance  
Our genetics are not lesser if we be aboriginal or native  
Opportunity disease and tools made the world mostly Eurasian  
 
I sit and think of how unfair it is that some are seen as lesser  
But appreciate the fight and passion spoken  
It teaches a lesson  
 
Religious persecution has probably halted many things  
I turn into Jack Parsons every time I watch the moon landing  
Thinking  
Jet propulsion may have caused me to leave sooner than I craved  
But hey  
I lived my life just as I died  
Even as my name waned  
 
Opportunity and environment  
Thats the point I intend to make  
It doesn't matter who is smarter  
Access to resources dominates the stakes  
 
And don't even get me started on the history of women  
So buried that their names won't be found in many dissertations  
Though much discovery has never been done by one or a few men  
The publications never mentioned those who contributed to the concept  
 
The situations rectified, all 'assistants' are now to be mentioned  
But every day more women's names come up in scientific invention  
 
The treatment of leprosy stolen from Alice Ball  
Marie curie  
Rosalind Franklin  
Henrietta Leavitt and Hubble's law  
 
Maria Merian  
Netting Steven's  
Lise Meitner and the a-bomb  
 
Esther Lederberg  
Catherine Wright  
Emily Roebling answering to Brooklyns call  
 
I miss the names that never made it from pen to paper  
But I sit here a little smarter so I guess i can't be bothered  
Theres no point to this poem other than to let it show  
Even if you are erased  
What you have to offer can still be known.