{"id":234677,"date":"2023-11-12T09:19:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T03:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=234677"},"modified":"2023-11-21T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T04:18:05","slug":"war-peace-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/war-peace-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"War, Peace & Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lionel Bopage<\/a> –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Lionel Bopage<\/p><\/div>\n

Boom, boom, boom!<\/p>\n

Hear the deadly cacophony<\/p>\n

of guns, bombs n tanks<\/p>\n

blasting over our heads<\/p>\n

No power to yell n defend<\/p>\n

whilst buried in bunkers<\/p>\n

bodies and hearts explode!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Shedding flesh n blood is a sport<\/p>\n

of the privileged worldly gods<\/p>\n

killing all not make them guilt<\/p>\n

free to make more bombs n guns<\/p>\n

making them richer and stronger<\/p>\n

both with money n control<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lies everywhere n all the time<\/p>\n

Truth untold, manufactured or silenced<\/p>\n

Hundreds n thousands of us all<\/p>\n

cannot see the light of truth<\/p>\n

humanity cries to millions of deaf ears<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In bunkers the days are gloomy<\/p>\n

rolling into nights that are even darker<\/p>\n

Minds turn out to be battle fronts<\/p>\n

fighting the demons of conflict n warfare<\/p>\n

to give up … for the horror to reign<\/p>\n

as all are born \u2026 doomed to die alone<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Break the silence, turn on the light<\/p>\n

for us to move about and fight<\/p>\n

with each passing day and night!<\/p>\n

For better or worse, tear the wars away<\/p>\n

snatch the weapons of truth and justice<\/p>\n

to spread them \u2026 and roam … around with pride<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let them drown our souls<\/p>\n

even if we have to leave all behind!<\/p>\n

Humanity \u2026 has to wake up once more<\/p>\n

with life, love, freedom n happiness<\/p>\n

creating our own futures and prospects<\/p>\n

with all our joyous hearts n souls!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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