Truth 20 or 23 Dare
I dare you to live
and make no excuse
for your existence
Truth:
If you have peace within,
you are of immense value
If you revolt with violence,
you are not the solution
I dare you to look away
from your own plate
and congratulate
Afghanistan, a
democracy
well done,
even as
the blood still runs
Can you,
with a straight face,
enjoy football
in Qatar? Celebrate
Iran's score
verses Mahsa Amini?
Winter drops
like bombs
Where once
retaliation
came before
appeasement,
be like Jesus
Catch fallout
on the other cheek
There is no embassy
large enough to empty
prisons, no amnesty
except for what is seen
like a beheading
SOLDIERS!
Your murder should mean
more than martyrs
Imagine giving dictators
what they deserve
A peaceful death
Do we cheer?
When Putin passes
naturally? Another
parasite festers
in our seats
Dare to stomp out
apologies
Turn always towards injustice
and march. We are not made free
just because we are out of reach
We are safe
so long as we
keep the peace
We are free
only if we can
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