History Is Written By the Victors

History is written by the victors
The villains
They win the war 
They drink the nectar
…blood…
…the ink for the defeated 
The truth is abandoned
Gives way to printed lies
Unadulterated bias right beneath the eyes 
As you learn from the history book
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Breidenthal Avatar
March 6, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Another awesome one. "unadulterated bias right beneath the eyes." My favorite line. ^^ Always, Laura
Rhinem Avatar
March 6, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Smile ˜ 'History Is Written By The Victors' ˜ Hahahaha, Don't Tell That To The Fallon Ones ˜ Love, John!:) *
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