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Willing To Die

These people I save Day and day They need my aid They never keep the peace War, famine and struggle The only three things they know Using greed and power to ramble through life Shrouding themselves in false security and meaningless lies Denying even to themselves That they are the reason for things The reason they whimper and cry Self genocide Willing to die Martyrs for nothing People always fight Believing war is right Indomitable nations Battle against one another Waging campaigns of death to destroy their own people Race is nothing When all is the same Centiant force Concious spirit Waits beneath your mind Power of unbelievable kind Once you free yourself War is not the answer You see your reason for living You see what it means to be fre

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Date: 4/15/2024 3:08:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Date: 2/8/2016 1:09:00 PM
AWESOME POEM.. LINDA
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Date: 5/26/2009 5:36:00 AM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Matthew. I am hoping to see many more poems here written by you. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/24/2009 7:45:00 AM
Well written Matthew and a brilliant message.
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Date: 5/14/2009 7:53:00 AM
Beautifully composed...thus sadly a war led to a chain of wars unless frozen souls exile wars residing in their bones to be free. To be free from contageous wars and proudly stand stain free.
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