Poetry

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The smoke clouds gather.
The fire begins to rise.
All we hold dear is threatened.
In the moment choices are made

We fall prey to the beast's game.
Putting up a fight to reclaim our loss,
Only, our dignity is swallowed up.
Surely, this is madness.

The times have stolen even more.
Is this for real?
A nightmare out of The Word.
Our liberties become ashes.

What can we do to rebuild?
Reclaim the life we once knew?
The fight begins on our knees.
Stronger than before, we will rise.

Advancing against adversity with abandon.
If the Phoenix can rise from its ashes,
So can we rise from ours.
Claim the victory.

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