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Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 5 Kings Prophets alike the Democratic State Do/can/may use force on people they enslave And individual rights incriminate Oppressed peoples’ rights remain inanimate Until some Garibaldi wields the glaive Kings Prophets alike the Democratic State The art of government’s how to amputate The will of the people own voice to save And individual rights incriminate The Administration’s the stooge incarnate Festers in bosom the Secret Police knave Kings Prophets alike the Democratic State Who by Divine Right rule in the Police State Muzzling media voice their power to save And individual rights incriminate Till all factions through coercion emulate Tyrants who use violence and manic rave Kings Prophets alike the Democratic State Do individual rights incriminate © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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