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Civil War

This evening I listen to a Rock 'n' Roll band Their track is Civil War, as our world now expands To us it's the same size but to others they despise For the want of greed exists in their killer hungry eyes Where do I start, to say of their evil spread A different starvation leaving the world in evil dread It's not our today's but our yesterdays years That our history tells us, of our everlasting torn tears Cambodia, the Lebannon, and Sri Lanka's Indian sun Rebels who demand better at the end of a gun Guaetamala and Peru with their Shining Path Villagers in terror decrying it's ever last Democracy is our power in it's controllable exist Like the Shining above, how long will our future paths persist Recent news in the Arabic World, has taken tyrants by surprise For decades they have stolen with their torturing infidel lies I could go deeper and deeper to describe these evils acts In wanton blood spillage, to increase civil war torn facts For this is the world we live in, it appears we determine to live Maybe in our lifetime it will be on our doorstep, we open, our lives will sieve http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/war-8.php

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 3/23/2011 12:42:00 PM
sadly painted work so emphatically gobbled up by my carnivorous eyes
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Date: 3/2/2011 2:27:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your political ideas this afternoon..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..May your gift continue to expand..Sara
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Date: 2/27/2011 12:30:00 PM
Wouldn't it be great if we truly did see an end to civil wars within our lifetimes? When you think about it "civil war" is an oxymoron. There is nothing civil about the events you describe so well in your compelling poem, James. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 2/27/2011 6:05:00 AM
The agonizing fact James, as at the end of your write here; Civil war, may not be far off ! Unrest is everywhere dear poet, a portend not to be taken lightly, as your poetic attention reflects ! Great write James ! much love, james
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Date: 2/26/2011 8:54:00 AM
Hard hitting and so much truth to your words James.. I enjoyed the cricket today *p
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Date: 2/25/2011 3:20:00 PM
Very good. Deep and hard hitting. I love
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