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Behind Bars

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I write about what I see…

 

If you don’t want me to see it

Close the TV channels down

 

I write about what I see…

 

If you don’t want me to scroll up and down

Close the internet down

 

I write about what I hear…

 

If you don’t want me to listen

Put all the people behind bars

 

Though I fear, the truth

       May slip through the cracks  

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authoritarianismDictatorshipfreedom of speach

◄ Come back the country I love

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Martin Elder

Mon 31st Mar 2025 11:49

very good you caught me with those opening lines.

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TOM MERTON

Sun 30th Mar 2025 22:08

Brilliant David!

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