No More War

NO MORE WAR
MY HEART CRIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD
WAR, EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK THERE IS WAR
WAR IN UKRAINE, WAR IN AFRICA, WAR IN SYRIA
WAR WITH THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS
WAR ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST, 
WHILE LEADERS OF THE WORLD COZY UP TO DICTATORS
WHO OPPRESS THEIR PEOPLE WORLD WIDE

THE PEOPLE TRYING TO HELP THEIR FELLOW MAN ARE BEEN BLOCKED BY
GREEDY LEADERS AND COMPANIES, JUST LOOKING FOR A PROFIT
WE ARE IN A TIME OF HELL ON EARTH, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR ALL HUMANITY,  WAR, WAR

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FEW CONTROL THE MANY, WITH FEAR, STARVING AND KILLING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WITH WEAPONS OF WAR.

RISE UP PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE YOUR LEADERS, AND IF THEY DO NOT LIVE UP TO YOUR MORAL STANDARDS, THEN VOTE THEM OUT OF POWER, AND IF YOU LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT HAS TAKEN THAT RIGHT AWAY FROM YOU, THEN TAKE TO THE STREETS, THERE IS MORE OF US THEN THEM.
WHAT MORE CAN THEY DO TO YOU, LOCK YOU UP! BEAT YOU! KILL YOU!
FIGHT FOR YOUR CHILDREN, FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTRY
IT IS BETTER TO DIE FOR A JUST CAUSE, THEN TO LIVE IN FEAR OF YOUR OPPRESSOR.
NO MORE WAR! NO MORE WAR!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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