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A Genocide-Free Philosphy


Never again was our promise as the war came to a close We would not condone atrocities perpetrated by our foes We've kept our promise not to cleanse as far as we're concerned We've been careful not to duplicate a lesson already learned As we pledge our restraint in repeating the past The acts of violence overseas are fatal and vast Such an oath of abstinence could not have been forgotten Yet as I examine our current state, I feel our vows have grown rotten The moral of the story had been silence can deadly But as the war wages on, we sit about idly The time has come to speak out for those who need our voice We need to take a stance; we have to make a choice To remain hushed or speak up for those with no one to confide To break or keep our promise to terminate genocide Sudan, Burma, Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo Syria and South Sudan have problems muy largo These country's current conditions are ones of desperation In dire need of assistance from another nation Will we be the ones who lend our friends a helping hand? Or will we let one more populace turn to barren land? To tolerate ethnic cleansing is something we cannot afford Join the struggle to end the conflict, visit endgenocide.org

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Samantha Peer
<p>I attend a university that emphasizes education on the topic of genocide. In my independent research, I was shocked to&nbsp;discover&nbsp;the number of&nbsp;genocides that&nbsp;are currently occurring, and the obvious lack of awareness.&nbsp;Because of this, I am majoring in journalism, in the hopes of traveling to affected countries to unearth the atrocities taking place. This poem was inspired by my cause.</p>

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