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Built On Lies

The caged animal was told: You have no right to light The captured beast was told: You have no right to fight The tortured slaves were told: You have no right to rights The people with different coloured skin were told: You have no right to love The people who cared were told: You have no right to feel The humanitarians were told: You have no right to give The people who disagreed were told: You have no right to live Men make men kneel Men make animals feel that living is not a right Men make men see That their life is not their life That their life is built on lies

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