Don't Forget to Remember the Past Part II

1984 landslide victory for Reagan,
He appoints Sandra Day O'Conner
To Supreme Court - way to go man!
Suddenly the women were dressed in 80's clothes!

Electric, neon colors, bold shapes and patterns,
Baggy tops with fitted bottoms,
Dainty ballet flats, completed the ensemble of Mesdames.
(ET served lunch: Paul Wenner's munchie Gardenburger*)

Dessert was mud pie and dirt cake.
Saddam Hussein spoke of the "whirlwind war."
Ice Tea, Bon Jovi; Breakdancing, a new music take.
Famous films: Raging Bull, Chariots of Fire, Taxi Driver.

January 26, 1986: The Challenge blew up in the sky.
People pressed the the train's windows,
There wasn't a person who didn't cry.
A moment of silence passed for a prayer.

"Let this trip be a lesson to you," the old man cried above the din.
The train ground to a noisy stop in Union Station.
"Don't leave the past behind, as if it's never been."
Shakily we climbed off the train.

So, if you see a bearded old man
Standing beside a train, as if waiting for YOU,
Stop, turn around and run as fast as you can,
Or you may take a trip to 80's land!

*time.org (food)