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The double faced

 

One can use
A knife to chop
A potato or a tomato.
Also getting off track
On can use it
To stab people
In the back!
Nations can harness
Nuclear to generate power
To eliminate all
Or to tear down many
A tower.

The double-faced
Supper powers
That uphold imperialism
To meet their ends
Subtly cultivate
And promote terrorism.

They condemn it
Only if it rains
Havoc they
Don'...

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