Leave and let live

Masters of War, Artist: Bob Dylan,
Album: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan,1963
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rifles, shotguns, LMGs
drones, satellites, AIs
bombs, missiles, pathogens

you  have improved
you  have improvised
you  target fire and forget

this is not planet 
for the living or for life
it is for the wicked

freaks take turns
for digging mass graves
soak earth with pure blood

stop mayhem, pay heed
there is no second chance
for earth or for you or for us

there is no second chance
once dead and for unborn
stop killing, leave and let live
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Mckeithan Avatar
June 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Powerful writing poem for Masters of War. Congrats on your placement in my contest.
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June 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Crandall Avatar
June 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nice addendum to the great song, Masters of War
mysore Avatar
June 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am glad you say so, Thank you so much for your kind visit dear poet.
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