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    War

    We all put down the sword,

    But we picked up a gun.

    And so peace cannot last,

    While there are wars to be won.


    We kill for reasons -

    For freedom and right.

    We sell ourselves glory

    Over each meaningless fight.


    We swapped the pipes

    For the sound of guns,

    Saluting our blood

    Like the sound of a drum.


    We lie to each other,

    To stop all our tears.

    But the truth we can say

    Is that war just brings us new fears.


    A meaningless war,

    A childish grab for power.

    And so nations are ripped apart,

    Destroyed hour by hour.


    When will we learn?

    This world of ours.

    We still cover our mistakes,

    With a mask of flowers.

     

    Copyright © Catriona Elizabeth Mowat 2007

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