death walks in on heavy booted feet
incessant in his way

walks thru america like no one is here!

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AND  NO ONE IS HERE!

we have quit the "game"
we have let it all be WAR

we are acting cowardly
we seem like fools

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i beg you, children

"RUN AWAY!
FIND YOURSELVES!
SEEK!

THERE IS STILL SOME LOVE SOMEWHERE!"

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DEATH
so insistent
knocks on "your door"

let him in and kick his ***

there is no other way