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When shall we learn to recognize the truth

When shall we learn to recognize the truth That we are being preyed upon by beasts Whose sugared words are not enough as sooth For our wounds that rather increase like yeasts? How many roads or bridges need to fall, Or lives to lose fighting in others’ wars? How many children need grow in the hall Of ignorance, or tending their own sores? When we go to the polls, let’s turn the tides And put aside thoughts of personal gains; Let’s break partisanship that just divides And tramples on what decency remains. They feed the beast that vote for selfish end; They let the wound fester and never mend.

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