Together As One

In all these days
He is taken us
Through his forest
In his own way

He gave us the physical strength
To take the rough roads
He left us the mental will
Of sharing the heavy loads

For being worthy in his eyes
Is to enjoy the glory
That comes with defeat
For in defeat there is learning

Together as one
I could be
The most beautiful person
You always wanted me to be

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In The Name Of The Children

While chilling one Saturday at home
My door was darkened
By a pair of campaign workers

As they explained their candidate’s position
Which I vehemently disagreed with
They hit me with the big one
In the Name of the children

In the name of the children
Has been evoked hundreds of times
By disingenuous people
Trying to infiltrate and pollute my mind

I think about
What all mankind is done to children
Over Hundreds of years with their stratagems
In the name of the children

They have closed down factories and offices

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