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The Nearer Peace

The nearer peace,more savage are the acts Abhorrent to the atheist in us all. History, undigested ,splits and cracks As we whites did evil to the black With little difference, hate for glory calls. The nearer peace, the more savage the acts All of us can disremember facts Israeli hands have gripped and then appalled. History, undigested ,splits and cracks As ,with Bomber Harris, Dresden packed Burned like grass the refugees to ghouls The nearer peace, the more savage the acts We deny the healing we have lacked For Jesus' Jews we let be killed ,de-souled History, undigested ,splits and sticks Palestine’s own Arabs are ill ruled And in return, explode like stubborn mules The nearer love, the more the hatred whacks History., inconceivable, directs

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Date: 12/14/2017 4:24:00 PM
WOW. Great job. Your poem is smoking. The fire next time came to mind.
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