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Mark Williams
Poems
May 2013
Us and Them (With apologies to Pink Floyd)
Us – and them...
In war or peace,
We’re only ordinary men.
Us – and them...
Love’s rose will bloom,
Or else lie broken on the stem.
You – and me...
We walk in chains,
Or choose the path that sets us free.
You – and me...
Have one last chance
To make the world as it should be.
“Forward!” the generals cry from the rear
And the soldiers proceed;
Killing and dying in no-man’s land
For corporate greed.
Up – and down...
While people starve,
The arguments go round
And round and round
And round...
Fear – and doubt...
And in the end,
That’s what the fighting’s all about.
Rich – and poor...
Link hands and say
That this can’t happen anymore.
Let’s cut it down to a battle of words
And then understand;
The truth will survive and we’ll all stay alive,
It’s in our hands...
Written by
Mark Williams
London
(London)
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