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Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 24

Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 24 Shout it hoarse on mountains how gods stand for peace And in private plot the ruin spurn another’s faith Do all voices hark to one and same mouth-piece Zoroastrians Zen-Buddhists Jains Taoists Do they seek to adorn other faiths in wreath Shout it hoarse on mountains how gods stand for peace Declare there’s just ONE GOD when put in tight squeeze Why then cling on for life on one’s own blind faith Do all voices hark to one and same mouth-piece No believer conditioned by birth will release Supremacy of his another’s not to loath Shout it hoarse on mountains how gods stand for peace Look How religions flourish in locked inland seas Once kings renounce or conquerors ram down faith Do all voices hark to one and same mouth-piece And think why the ONLY GOD does not want peace The Creator sets the ground rules in good faith Shout it hoarse on mountains how gods stand for peace Do all voices hark to one and same mouth-piece © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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