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FEED

FEED

____

 

This ain't no charity.

This is a protest.

 

Supermarkets, hotels,

Eateries, coffeeshops

Make waste out of fresh & prepared

Food, tonnes, at day's end.

 

This ain't no church function.

This is a protest.

 

Bullets, assault rifles, tanks,

Aeroplanes, destroyer ships, bombs

Make far-away lands killing fields.

National budget spent mostly ...

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Foot Soldier

Foot Soldier.

We were sent to fight a war
that we didn’t believe in,
knowing that there would be
civilian casualties.
Paid a pittance
to be on the front line
facing hostiles every day.
Privately hating
the faceless generals
who stayed hidden
in the bunkers
giving their orders.

Many were wounded,
left for dead,
injured in ways
that civilians
wouldn’t understand -
because some ...

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M.I.A

M.I.A

 

the empty bus that used to bring you home

the empty armchair

the empty bed.

 

the empty tears

discovering

the empty perfume bottle

that they could fill

 

the empty dreams

the empty vows

the empty promises

to empty children

 

empty politicians

with their empty lies

of empty threats

from WOMD

just empty rooms

 

empty orders to...

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