Two Perspectives on Hindsight

I.
Great minds solve the riddles of great battles
But every simpleton already knows
That power and money will always prevail
And history will condemn their lack of foresight.

II.
The lantern of the past
Obscuring all the shadows
Gleams with motivations
While the thing that needs explaining
The throb beneath the reasons
Enlarges when it's hidden
Like night beyond florescence.