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BORN INTO WAR

by Sarah Louise mcnee

Only now that its physical 

The wars become visible

Certified verified news 

Fighting for oil fighting for gold 

Nobody wins we all lose 

 

Controlled legal violence 

One minute silence 

Soldiers lost legs arms and lives 

Exception for fighting 

To young ones its frightening 

You wonder why they carry knives

 

Politicians sniff coke 

The systems a joke 

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Thursday 28th April 2022 3:22 pm

Children   war poetry   failure of authority   protect   new world

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