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Looking Back | Poem

 

Looking Back...
 

When nations throb in throes of War
And days of Peace are few and far;
If Mankind looked back over the miles,
We'ld hear no laughter, see no smile -
But see our oil slicks aflame
On Crimson seas in Hallowed Name
of Power for Power
And Death for Death...
In vain quest for Glory
'Til dying breath.

Ms. Aarti Narayan
 

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