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Is this what we really want?

May 13, 2014
By 12gage PLATINUM, Genesee,
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12gage PLATINUM, Genesee,
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&quot;GODS OF WAR I CALL YOU, MY SWORD <br /> IS BY MY SIDE. <br /> I SEEK A LIFE OF HONR, FREE FROM <br /> ALL FALSE PRIDE. <br /> I WILL CRACK THE WHIP WITH A BOLD <br /> MIGHTY HAIL. <br /> COVER ME WITH DEATH IF I SHOULD <br /> EVER FAIL. <br /> &quot;GLORY, MAJESTY, UNITY <br /> HAIL, HAIL, HAIL. &quot;

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In this hour of victory, we only taste Defeat

I ask you why?

We are human

The roots of this world have grown deep and
Healthy under our tender vision

But man is the greatest threat
To the world has ever
Seen

I stand before you accused
Of a Sin

Insuring that mankind is
Not only the threat
But also the
Healer

Think of my acts as you will

But remember that we all
Stand or fall as one.

….And we are helpless to stop it...

© James M., Glendale, AZ

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Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on Jul. 7 2014 at 9:24 pm
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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Starting a revolution over here! Keep it up!
AllSoPlayfulWhenYouDemonize BRONZE said...
on May. 26 2014 at 10:44 am
AllSoPlayfulWhenYouDemonize BRONZE, Richmond, Virginia
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&quot;Our passion is our strength.&quot; <br /> -Billie Joe Armstrong

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Loved the fantasticness of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luv4Ever SILVER said...
on May. 26 2014 at 10:07 am
Luv4Ever SILVER, Jacksonville, Florida
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its like a declaration, i like it^^