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What's Of The Heart
What’s of the eyes if not to see -
a darkness on the land,
perpetuated by a world
that will not understand.
What’s of the ears if not to hear -
a silence through the night.
A deafness born of leaders with
no care of what is right.
What’s of the lips if not to speak -
a fading muffled voice,
drowned out by those in power who
refuse the people’s choice.
...Saturday 30th March 2024 9:33 pm
World History
One struggles beneath the ever-bearing hand of tyranny.
One rises up in revolution, wanting to be free.
One gives his life a soldier so the rest might live in peace.
One celebrates in freedom as they cheer throughout the streets.
One starts his life from nothing but is free to make his way.
One has more than his father at the ending of the day.
One worked for very ...
Saturday 16th March 2024 11:00 am
Silhouettes
Death transcends the toll of time.
Stands beneath a smoke-filled sky.
Spirits rise up from the past,
row by row from first to last.
Like silhouettes of lifeless trees
against the sun, no foot can flee.
Then sink they into desert sand…
as hate consumes the life of man.
Saturday 16th March 2024 10:46 am
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