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1. Yesterday night, To the shrilling winds of history I listened to, Telling me tales from centuries past, Horrifying stories of hate, suffering, and Distraction Of killings unending Of tortures untold Of pain unimaginable Of rivers of blood Of seas of tears, All works, of appalling War! 2. I asked myself isn’t it about time, humanity Overthrew the reign of this wrathful tyrant, This soulless dynast of human consciousness, This relentless torturer of loving hearts, This destroyer of dreams and aspirations of so Many generations of the innocent? 3. Hasn’t the hour come yet to put an end to the dreadfulness of war? How many more centuries have to pass for us to Stand up and fight this monstrous slayer? How many more countries have to be destroyed? How many genocides have to take place before We ready would be to: Bar hatred Ease suffering Stop the distractions End the killings Eliminate the tortures Alleviate the pain Dry the rivers of blood and Evaporate the seas of tears? 4. Aren’t we ready yet to SAY, Enough to agony, Enough to fear, Enough to death? But Yes, to care, Yes, to compassion, Yes, to universal brotherhood? 5. What are we waiting for to Erect the structures of understanding? What will it take to make us pave the highways of Friendship? What more do we need to build the bridges of Love and compassion? 6. Let us, therefore, create, NOW, These structures, These highways and The bridges that will permit us to: Eliminate our differences, Resolve our disputes, Find solutions to our problems, Give answers to questions that have Haunted humanity since its birth, Thus, at last, We will glorify God and Man alike By Establishing the kingdom of blessed Peace on earth, From this moment onward and into Eternity! © Demetrios Trifiatis 04 SEPTEMBER 2014
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