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Democracy

Man tames scourges Eats distance Sends his image to his neighbours a thousand miles away. Man makes deserts bloom If he chooses. Instead, he embraces doom For his world and for his kind He cannot tame his screams. He cannot tame his dreams. He cannot tame his passions: The forces deep within He lives by fear He lives in fear. He lives through fear. He lives because of fear. He grasps He claws He seeks all But morality. He seeks to prosper But he fails to see That the more that he tries The more he fails his inner self. So foolish So thoughtless Follow Not thinking. Why blame leaders when things go wrong? We agreed. Just tagged along.

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