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If Words Could Kill. D.R. Factor If I wrote poetry. Would you notice me? Or am I just a casualty of a cruel society? Would you laugh at me? Make fun of me? Exposed my vulnerability To the whole community. If I took the time to write a song Would you sing along? Or would you make believe You don't remember me? Or the part of me That broken heart in me That creates the artistry Out of the insanity. If I showed any kind of humanity. Would you banish me? Riddle me with profanity? Would you discriminate, or intimidate? World forbid we assimilate. What will it take to bend your will? It takes more courage to love Than strength to kill Would you reveal the secrets that scars conceal If a bleeding heart had a chance to heal? A man shot John Lennon in the back When all he asked was give peace a chance. And they killed Dr. Martin Luther King When he dared to put faith in a Dream. And what of the son of man, Jesus Christ. Do you remember why they took his life? Tell me what's so threatening about love and peace, Or hopes and dreams of equality, Or forgiving those who have done wrong to me, So mankind might live in harmony? When life could depend on a single word Between what you said and what they heard Would you share your thoughts on how you feel? Would you express yourself on what was real? Would you tell the world what it needs to heal? If words you spoke could get you killed?
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