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They Are Legion

In the deepest, darkest, dankest depths, the creatures plan and hedge their bets, they ponder just how bad we'll get, and smoke their foreign cigarettes. Concentrating on the Middle East, they've hatched and raised a hateful beast, and guaranteed they'll be no peace, so war and suffering will not cease. In Africa their foothold's firm, so many die from spreading germs, they love to watch the infants squirm, their bloated flesh the food for worms. Their goal is to destroy mankind, plant seeds of hatred in our minds, their pact with Satan's sealed and signed, in blood upon the dotted line. The rain forest is their target, too, cage all the creatures in a zoo, cut down the trees and plant no new, and watch the greenhouse gasses spew. Make sure the seas are full of trash, and oil spills as hulls are gashed, they want to see our hopes be dashed, the dice are thrown, the die is cast. They sit and chew on monkey bones, and laugh as storms destroy our homes, in league with trolls and hunchbacked gnomes, they breed in secret catacombs. The darkness glides on silent wings, and is repelled by just one thing: the song of prayer our hearts sing, with love we can defeat this thing.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 3/23/2010 8:49:00 AM
profound. So many issues, so many truths. loved it.
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Date: 12/31/2008 1:47:00 PM
Powerful truth, Danielle! UNESCO, UN Sustainability Surveys and the IMF serve the literal purpose of population reduction by any means necessary. Deep revelation of hope to finish this vivid piece off. Fantastic pen! Warm regards, John.
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