Green

Beneath the unrelenting sun,

all victories were worthless,

exhaustion served for each meal,

blossoming pains soon after.

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Silence for miles, cooking

skin and bone.

The blood was shed for contrast,

a glorious gallery built up

from our fears.

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No trees and no water,

uneasy mirages, visions distorted,

another one collapsed beneath

his ways, his chosen orders.

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Far in the distance, you can

just make out the border

but there, on its other side,

every flower is wilting.

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It was greener on the other side,

but nowadays, nothing’s green.

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We cherish the red,

and contribute when able

and live with the shakes that come

from a life unstable.

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All that we slaughtered

leaves stains upon our hands

there’s no freedom left here,

despite expansive lands.