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For The World Is Bleeding Poetry Contest of Sara Jama

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The world is bleeding; anyone can see. Red with blood it is indeed. Oh, when from pain will we all be free? A sickness infects the bourgeoisie while we suffer from callous leaders’ greed. The world is bleeding; anyone can see. You can’t disguise wealth’s stench with sweet potpourri when slaves to poverty are mired in their need. Oh, when from pain will we all be free? Hunger and disease are the sad reality. It only seems corruption is what’s guaranteed. The world is bleeding; anyone can see. Oh, the misery from which so many cannot flee. Many try to just get by yet can’t succeed. Oh, when from pain will we all be free? No man can offer up a good Plan B. Only God one day will intercede. The world is bleeding; anyone can see. Oh, when from pain will we all be free?

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Date: 7/1/2025 9:09:00 AM
"Oh, when from pain will we all be free?" This is a question which is hurled at each one of us and which weighs tons. When we watch the bloodshed and cruelty, this lament rises from us. A well crafted poem.
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Date: 7/1/2025 5:50:00 AM
"There is coming a day when no tear will dim the eye... what a day, glorious day that will be"... not sure the author of that song but it came to mind after reading this! Xo
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Date: 6/29/2025 10:05:00 PM
Andrea, excellent poem, best of luck in the contest, Constance
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Date: 6/29/2025 7:22:00 PM
This villanelle is excellent in every respect, Andrea! Janice
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Date: 6/29/2025 12:20:00 PM
Revelation 21:4; Matthew 24:14. The only and final solution. Many would disagree
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/29/2025 3:15:00 PM
Like I wrote, only God can stop all the malarky!

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