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A Touch of Desire

A touch of desire stirred hatred for colonialism A touch of love turned into wrath and rage It forced colonialism into human semblance Then the tragedy abandoned color and racism And evolved into pure art of schemes and disguises It pauses as intricacies of arithmetic and data Today it thrives in blood and sweat of the poor souls the world allover

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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