How not war
Give them not bomb and bullet
for they shall only learn how to war
blood for blood, blow for blow
slap for slap tears for tears
Fire kindles fire
its ashes are pains and poverty
husbandless wives, fatherless toddlers
homing on crude camps
tenanting in terrible tents
and punished by the elements
No, give them no friendly words
encouragement breeds bravery
what use is bravery to the vanquished
and esence to the slaughtered
for they shall only learn how to war
blood for blood, blow for blow
slap for slap tears for tears
Fire kindles fire
its ashes are pains and poverty
husbandless wives, fatherless toddlers
homing on crude camps
tenanting in terrible tents
and punished by the elements
No, give them no friendly words
encouragement breeds bravery
what use is bravery to the vanquished
and esence to the slaughtered
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