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Bleed the Beast

A Poem

By Atomic HistorianPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
Top Story - March 2025
Bleed the Beast
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Bleed the beast they say

But how do I bleed it

When it feeds me

When it needs me

As much as I need it

I want to cleave it off

But to do so

Would be cutting my own arm

One cannot harm another

Without harming themselves

Scarce pantry shelves

The streets are where they want us to dwell

While they rape the wealth we make

They have forsaken us to die

For their lie of separation

For another dollar

They will destroy a nation

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