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Cowards Not Heroes

COWARDS, NOT HEROESv Cowards, not heroes, Call them what they are Not Martyrs, killers of babies, children, people both near and far Cowards not heroes, not terrorists, Call them what they are How much courage does it take to mow down children and people in trucks How much courage does it take to be armed with all kinds of ammunition like a sniper and shoot down cops like sitting ducks How much courage does it take to shoot unsuspecting people in a store, a show a school To kill and brutalize black, brown, white folks going about their day To fly into buildings, blow up people having fun running in races is beyond cruel Oh you say, it is for what I believe in, I have courage to risk my own life Or they deserve it, poor me, I have been hurt, I am angry They will pay with a gun, bomb, or knife Cowards not heroes, that is what terrorists are Even an old woman could drive a truck through a crowd of people, shoot cops Plant bombs, shoot into crowds and kill people near and far COWARDS, killers ,not terrorists, not heroes, not Martyrs COWARDS willing to kill babies, children, mothers and fathers COWARDS let us call them what they are COWARDS

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Date: 8/21/2019 5:04:00 PM
You make a good point with this work. Let us pray we see less mass killings in the future! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/22/2019 5:16:00 PM
Yes, we definitely need to pray. Thank you for commenting
Date: 8/7/2019 5:22:00 PM
So true and how unfortunate for their victims. Where is the karma for these cowards!?
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/7/2019 11:13:00 PM
It will come one day. Maybe not here, but it will come. Thanks for reading and taking time to comment.
Date: 8/7/2019 11:39:00 AM
We have seen too many of these cowards recently in our land! Nice write! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/7/2019 11:14:00 PM
Peace and love your way, too. Thank you
Date: 8/4/2019 3:27:00 PM
A very impassioned write, Shirley! I agree 100% with you. They are cowards! Love, Kim
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/4/2019 6:10:00 PM
Thank you for your comment.
Date: 8/4/2019 12:25:00 PM
powerfully penned Shirley, the news from the US yesterday was devastating - they gettheir 15 minutes of fame but at what cost to other human lives may these terrorist cowards rot in hell:-( hugs jan xx
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/4/2019 1:46:00 PM
So sad, thanks for your comment
Date: 8/4/2019 12:24:00 PM
yup...vermin have crawled out from under rocks in every species
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Shirley Rebstock
Date: 8/4/2019 1:47:00 PM
Wish paper or news would post each of these killers picture without their name, but with Coward where their name would be.

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