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"…Armed brethren, what have you seen?

Their orders defiled the truth of the scene.
have you been threatened, have you been hushed?
the world wants to know what thoughts hide so lush.

armed brethren, why are you scared?

the mighty with titles see you less fair,
oaths lay on paper, and so too, in hand,
while the Will of The People reach out for strands.

armed brethren, what have you heard?

The People all ’round give you their word,
the Truth must prosper upon God’s soil,
for the Might of The People, avoiding such toil.

armed brethren, wherefore art thou armed brethren?

your soul hath been pinched, taken with venom.
have you the gut to face us, so say?
the world has been blinded to see you this way.

‘Till death doth your visions rest with the land,

keeping your vow, yet dispiriting Man…

armed brethren, You are still Loved,

for blindness does not ‘suade not a Dove.
Whether by trickery, whether by harm,
beguiling orders were aimed to unarm.

armed brethren, do not be fooled,

the men with the titles use You as tools.
coward you’re not, and strong, that you are,
but those orders you take have gone much too far.

armed brethren, wherefore art thou armed brethren?

they see you as pawn, but you know so much better than.
armed brethren, hope to hear from you armed brethren."

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