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They come, always…
From a Ruthless society
…Of beggars, thieves
…and whores…
Harbringers
of endless wars...
Prone to violence…
Royal …bloodlines…
tainted with hatred …of kin…
Sinful …lusting… for power…
Reeking of gin…
Having …false modesty… religious pomposity…
Misplaced loyalty…for both god and country…
Pyrite kings …with majestic dreams of…
Lost cities …streets, paved with gold…
Free reign …to plunder…
Total annihilation… of whatever nation it was…
Of others treasured relics …sacred sites…
Uninvited …guests(you know the rest)…
Taking everything in sight
…and their dreams, too…
Fool’s gold
Kindness …never considered
Lust …deceit… despoiler of souls…
Delivered …in overwhelming quantities…
Precious treasures …stolen… thrice…
The dream, the means
…and the future…
…Living…
At the …Edge of sorrow
Yesterday’s …matters…
Basking… in the glow…
Of this place …under the sun…
Asking for a chance …for the love…
To be revealed …back into the flow
…of everyday happenstance
While learning steps …to the dance…
Leaves in the wind …seem to know…
Days and nights …warming the cold…
With the rise and ebb …of waves within…
Making progress in all ways …we need to grow
Not just in the hit and run
…we’ve seen it all …before…
Not just the standard… come …and go…
Came and stayed…
Murdered, pillaged… and worse…
Made …subject to …serve…
Enslaved…
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