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The Madcap

(1,342 posts)
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 04:37 PM Jul 20

Screaming

Tearing through the air
Fiercely penetrating
Cutting savagely
A scream from the animal within

Ultimate frustration
As our society unravels
Separation now a way of life
Never coming together

Anger overwhelming
At the pain of tortured fear
Massive social injustice
Roundups and camps of death

Rage at the vast corruption
Burns in the heart and soul
Acidic fire for the evil ones
Who want to wreck our land

Screaming terror at the torture
Ripping through the brain
No way to calm, no way to pacify
No route to peace

The missiles scream for their targets
At high speed on their approach
Upon their impact, explosion fearsome
The screams of mothers now begin

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When screams extreme
At maximum volume
Tear from the throat
Expand into silence

No voice remaining…silent screams perpetual.

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