Opening The Rift
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“Ivan had friendly neighbors, But they couldn’t avoid new scars, As forces bigger than them, Now started a proxy war.”
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Little Sarah wants a flower
Tommy loves a star,
But there’s a spoiler out there,
That wants a big bad war.
Ivan had friendly neighbors,
But they couldn’t avoid new scars,
As forces bigger than them,
Now started a proxy war.
Ann needs a surgery,
And medicines in her jar,
She won’t get the funds though,
Which go to arms bazaar.
Omar reaches out for toys,
but alas he cannot,
I must now test my weapons,
Says someone sitting afar.
Plant more trees, let flowers smile,
Sorry you cannot,
Big boss says, I wanna have,
My billions and my war.
People want peace,
In nations near and far,
But there’s someone out there,
Who wants an ugly war.
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When Jane returns tired from work,
John’s smiling welcome receives her,
Yet they cannot rest peacefully,
Because there is a force much bigger than them,
A very disruptive force,
That snatches away their dreams,
Which is this force,
Identify this force,
Don’t be silent.
Ayesha and Abdul have great aspirations,
To create a beautiful home,
That will light up with the laughter of their children,
But there is a much bigger force,
A very destructive force,
That bombs out their dreams,
Which is that force,
Trace it out, its origins,
Break your silence.
Like all small children,
Ivan and Maria wanted to play a lot
In their friendly neighboring countries,
But there is a force much bigger,
A very fearsome force,
That snatched away their childhood,
Which is this force,
Identify it,
Oppose it.
Like all elderly persons
Shabnam and Majid wanted a peaceful life,
But a force much bigger,
A force very cruel,
Destroyed their homes and displaced them,
Which is this force,
Identify it,
Stop its daily destructions.
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