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Night Songs

The night terrors that woke your lover

will no longer rush as a flood

And you will understand the aggression

and demeanor of others

You will no longer be the prey

nor feed the endless appetite of victims

You will not elect kings and squires

to serve you nor pay taxes for

someone else’s labors

You will govern yourself

You will leave religion behind and

split the wood with your own hands

lift a stone with your own fingers

The earth and it’s beasts will become

your friends and you will stop seeking

yourself in others

In the end

limbless children and worthless bloodshed

will become the final convincer

And Peace will reign

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