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March 21, 2010
By MyTeacherMadeMeDoIt PLATINUM, Grand Haven, Michigan
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MyTeacherMadeMeDoIt PLATINUM, Grand Haven, Michigan
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I dream of a world where chickens are free to cross the rode without their motives being questioned. (A friend)

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What good comes from war?

I see nothing but death and destruction

We rank ourselves higher than the animals around us

But are we really?

When we converge in war we become,

Less human,

Less than animal,

We become savages in a savage battle.

© Haley M., Ellinwood, KS

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