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When Men Die On the Streets Untried

When men die on the streets untried Are the scales of justice broken? Is Freedom silent, has it died When men die on the streets untried? What law would have their lives denied, Are courts too deaf to hear these men? When men die on the streets untried Are the scales of justice broken? No need for judge or evidence When bullets speak the final word. No trials there just death sentence, No need for judge or evidence. The dead are mute with no defense From tyrants who think they are lord, No need for judge or evidence When bullets speak the final word. Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~~09.22.17 (Dedicated to the victims of Anti-Drug Campaign or Extra-Judicial Killings in the Philippines)

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Date: 9/23/2017 7:45:00 PM
I have followed this in the news, this is a very powerful poem on the topic, and great that you bring this to light to the rest of the world! :)
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Cynthia Buhain-Baello
Date: 9/24/2017 1:07:00 AM
Thank you arthur vaso, yes we have to speak up.

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