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Echoes of war

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Echoes of war. (A poem for two alternating voices – Two opposing views) "This is war!" "This is war!" "This is Just'" "It's a must!" "We will get you in the daytime" "We will get you in the night" "I will call my men to arms" "I will call my men to fight" "This is all about oppression" "This is all about our freedom" "God will bless us" "God will bless us" "We will beat you" "We'll defeat you" "We are right" "You are wrong" "We will die for our country" "We will die for our cause" "It's a brave new world" "It's a brave new war" "This is different" "This is different" "We are right" "You are wrong" "We are fighting now for peace" "We are fighting for what's right" "There will be no ending" "There will be no respite" "We will pray, we will sing" "We will sing, we will pray" "We will fight day and night" "We will fight night and day" "It is clear God's on our side" "God's on our side, it's clear" "We will punish you, there" "We will punish you from here" "We are not afraid to die" "We will gladly give our life" "You're the cause of our suffering" "You're the cause of our strife" "We are peaceful, we are generous" "We are generous, we are kind" "You can't see your failings" "To your errors, you are blind" "We will hunt you" "We will chase you" "From below" "From above" "We will beat you" "We'll defeat you" "In the -" "Name of –" "Peace and Love" Copyright David Taub, Ukpoet@aol.com, October, 2001 Written October 26th, 2001 © on Oct 26 2001 02:03 AM PST   10 • 0 • 9

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