“Freedom from Fear”
American President (1941) - FDR and the Four Freedoms
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/four-freedoms
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“For(e)fathers” part 4 of 4
4. Freedom from Fear
“Fourth is world-wide re
duction of armaments to
such a point and in
such a thorough fashion that
no[one] anywhere
will be in a position
to commit an act
of aggression against a
[nation or] neighbor.” -->
Why war when we know
it only leads to wanting
to turn the clock back?
We wished we would've
fixed the fight with words instead
of blowing stuff up.
What will guns do when
the might of climate change claims
the new horizons?
Ash to cash and dust
wrought shame unto our souls and
smithed our names in woe.
To such a time when
History justly reaches
so to beguile them:
Spare breath for more breath
for your lungs do the walking
as they did at dawn.
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/ n o t a r e
Response 4 of 4 to linked Writing Challenge:
https://theprose.com/challenge/12315
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