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I made my distinction Puddles, Your all puddles lying still in a busy street Quietly disintegrating Resolution? Put the signs down Sit still shut your mouth, guess what shits gone south Times ticking, Does your spine Tingle Understanding where we are coming from shouldn't infuriate you War is evident X it Ying Yang Zip it. Hell we took our hit, don't throw a fit, and take your seat Whether or not you like it, you're a flu, Your contagious Listen to this its advantageous. Shhhh do you hear that. President Bush said what? "Saddams Regime must and will be defeated" I'm so sorry we didn't wait for your opinion Guess what Saddam, your invited to the BUSH reunion!!! Memories I miss you, can't you see this face of sorrow Tell me please. Your heart may i borrow Just for a little while This impression piles on no remorse You cant find your answer in this course Look deep inside and you will find Search deeper, search your body soul and mind DOnt bypass my heart Its obvious i need you I do miss you like the ocean misses the vast quantity of blue Slowly my face ris its sorrow Time Ticks away I dont want to go, plese can I stay Memories flashing through our mind Memories bashing Memories slashing at our heart Memories wondering through this black hole This Black hole grows bigger I need you I want you TImes sneaking and peaking around every corner Dont treat me like a foreigner Open your eyes Shh cant you see, it's me! Untitled Solitary confinement Walls closing closer Minutes passing bye Tat tap tap, you rap you rap your fingers diligently NOthing is what you hear the padded walls are whispering "This space is confined to solitude" Disrupting personal convictions solitary confinement Pausing your life for only a moment Freedom War is near, a decision to be made For a countries freedom will not fade We have been threatened and sought out By a ruthless leader who has no doubt We will defend ourselves until the bitter end Our rules and regulations will not bend The time is drawing near Yet we still show no fear Protestors say its not our fight But I say, SHOW ALL OUR MIGHT!! We are the USA and we will prevail To take our freedom would bring a cold day in hell United We Stand Stars, Strips, Flags, Courage and Heart We are American Soldiers playing our part. From the Start, Bombs began falling, and bodies began bleeding. As the dusts clears we begin weeding, Treachery and deceit. Saddam's Regime We will defeat. With coalition forces at our side, Saddam's Regime forced to run and hide. Young faces frowning when death stains the sand For Operation Freedom, United We Stand. Troops shipping out and burdens are carried When its all over, our heroes will be buried. Starring in the night, not a soul in sight Then unexpectedly a bullet whizzes by Relief released with a sigh A sigh heard for miles around Innocent Americans weren't used to that sound On September 11, our freedom was tested So many tears So much pain So many lost Which in turn makes our victory immanent, Our Freedom is permanent, whether it be by sear air or land For Operation Freedom United We Stand Gentleman's Quarry Poster boards, and cardboard cutouts What in the hell is all this commotion about You choose to be under arrest rather than atess? Why fight two wars when all we need is one Yet you still stroll our streets and get nothing done Shout about 911, shout about Bush cleaning up his fathers mess Wake up! You're only a pawn in this political game of chess You say we are doing this for all the wrong reasons You're words should be treason I cringe to hear a tear drop because a loved one has fallen What if it were you're loved one who has fallen It's say its just a gentlemen's quarry Then why when i look in your eyes do I sense urgency and worry You say its a Gentlemen's Quarry Look in my eyes, Look deep in my eyes You see cries yes, But do you see WORRY!! I know my place your a disgrace Quit hiding Saddam show our Protestors your face Show them the innocent you kill for thrill Frankly it makes me ill. Show them the POW's killed execution style, hole in their head BAM their dead Imagine starving children, Mothers Pregnant With Uncertainty Guess what, Its REALITY!!! Yet you still stand on the streets and hold your signs up high and still speak your mind and protest issues of every kind You annihilate our president with ill-advised slur When your eyes are open everything's a blur Pride test!! are you ready for this Its OUR president who conserves OUR freedom Be all you can be and allow others to see. Your right this war may not be free, but I know what I would do if it were me. Will all delight!!! I would not bring a poster board to this fight!! Imagine Sweat's pouring down your spine Time is not on my side Where do I go, What do I do? Woops I should have knew. It hurts when you hit rock bottom Its always nice to have a helping hand A helping hand that wont disappear One that shows no fear, so please let me hear that you are near A helping hand that wipes away my tear and one who leads the way with no remorse and tightens the grip when you are about to trip Imagine bone breaking news that forces you to choose Imagine horrifying hindrance hiding in he dark Imagine being alone Imagine Imagine Imagine if you don't imagine then you cant imagine what they go through What is it that we have to prove. Oh my God your feelings were hurt when we struck back Imagine being in the sand Minimal visibility not knowing if you're alone Imagine being able to see an American soldier being surrounded by Iraqi forces and their closing in fast. Imagine the fact that his vision is obstructed by twirling sands “Be all you can be” “Be all you can be” flashes over and over in their mind as to the outside he is blind Eyes close, and asks the one in which to confide What would you do? IMAGINE IMAGINE JESUS dieing on the cross for you and me IMAGINE our soldiers dying for you and me Cant you see they are dying for us and all you do is romp our streets and fuss. Imagine Why Arguing our existence Barring arms to keep persistence Cutting the throat Deafening moments decide the acceptance Executing beliefs disturbing prides relief Flailing your words, and walking unanswered paths Generating conversation irrelevant to the cause Hiding behind translucent ideas Initiating a spark, don't hark on Justification Kids learning and preparing for their future Land of the free, Its very plain to see Mocking our own president Never understanding the just cause Offering restrictions, I've made my distinction Puddles, you're all puddles lying still in a bust street Quietly disintegrating Resolution! Put down your signs and shut your mouth Seems easy to me because shits gone south Times ticking, U feel the tingle in your spine Viscous attacks with ruthless persistence War is at hand, we ALL must make a stand X it You are the reason I write what i write Zip it. Hell we took our hit. Don't throw a fit and take a seat Whether or not you like it you're a flu You're contagious Listen to this, it may be advantageous Preparation Dependent on others hands These Iraqi civilians stumble in the sands Relief struggles with persistence resistance Faith reigns with Gods Acceptance Lost souls loosing an already lost battle We cringe to them herded as cattle The Distant journeys wear down already worn bodies Inching closer, increasing the untold sorrow Preparing to defend as if there were no tomorrow Silent thoughts disturbed by a comforting yell Wake up soldier, You're not in hell. Realizing your surroundings, gaining your senses Gazing the distance, there are no white picket fences The Distant Journeys wear down already worn bodies Saddam's Regime Will run and hide Our forces will not subside Hearts grow fainter, minds get weak Prayers are recited, Guidance we all seek Relentless pressure places on all who opposes Our victory, Our leader composes Letting Go When my father gave a speech a leech manifested into fear, he began to teach He appeared in control until the very end Where in the beginning he set a trend A testimony for everyone to hear Emotions thrashing about inside his mind FEAR: FEAR: FEAR Broken bread and blood shed Allowed only a certain amount of time, to stop fear on a dime Black is all he sees Fear is now as thick as a swarm of killer bees It's taking him now, a question is asked of you What would Jesus DO? Nothing special he says, just talk your talk God only knows you can walk the walk Some sneered and turned their head But for others we heard his words instead Solitary Confinement The walls around are closing closer Every minute ticks away Tapping on the wall, You rap You rap your fingers diligently The padded walls begin whispering nothing is what you hear A space confined to solitude Disrupting personal convictions As your life is paused for only a moment. Solitary Confinement As your life is paused for only a moment you're personal convictions are disrupted Tapping on the wall, You rap You rap your fingers diligently because the walls begin whispering and nothing is what you hear Minutes tick away as the walls around are closing in closer different look on it, sounds good here too. Vance Cryns Kerrville, Texas Dying Dreams The wolves come out to play sometimes at night and sometimes at day. The wolves howl at the moon You know they'll be here soon. You try and try to hide but you know you're doomed inside. You start to cry And then you ask why me Can't you see I need my sleep? You wake when a wolf is creeping near As you feel your eyes begin to tear. Now as you start screaming You realize that you're dreaming. Lost Lost in a world of no hopes and no dreams. Negativity surrounds me it's everywhere Why does this world exist only of hatred? Why do wars break out everywhere. Not only between countries but toward Each other. This world exist as a torture chamber That no one can break out of I mean we Are all trapped. We shall never get out. We all will never be free. Or will we. Coming For You He chases you in the night Just to give you a fright. You run and run To find the chase has begun. It's time for them to feed Your the food they now need. You can run but you can't hide They know you inside. You trip over a branch To find you're on a ranch. You look back to find The wolves are behind. They are coming so start running. Raghab Nepal Nepal & Chennai, India Raghab Nepal is a student at D.G. Vaishnav College in India, where he is pursuing a Bachelor's of Communication. He live sin Sripermbudur. BURNING SMILE Springs on the chest of earth Those nature that soothes all pain The beauties-unexplainable they are, Pour love in this hatred ground. But the burning lava that flows Within the core of this lovely earth Has been resisted so cool and calm To impart the human, what love meant. I keep my smile on my red lips Where the blood flows from the same broken heart. I cry within but still care for you So still I do the pretended laugh. When heat soars up, the springs faces out Volcanic rush and quakes are felt On the lovely face of heavenly hell When it’s chest breaks apart to tears. And I’m ready to drown in my own tear Which remained in me for years and years. Frustrated I look but still I’m true Trying too hard to resume that smiling look. War, The Rich' Play War, the fire, rich have lit I see burning slums, burning street. Poor see themselves fry when they are alive What more to regret, how more to cry? O ye human, O mighty big Nay, never has war changed other’s creed. To love and live is what you declare And throw few bombs but are you insane? All are one and same, ye non the small O ye fools don't use your intellect at all. Deities are scared to see these battles For they believed their creation would be kind and humble. I hither and dither and find no ease These hoary news sets my blood to freeze. When shall sun enlighten these fools? When shall god bestow us with his peace rule? River Thee begin the day before the dawn Thee feed those plant which feed me in return Cruising through miles untired Thee serve the whole world without a pain Thou are divine make of the lord, Put me in no drought, flood me with love. Washing sins away and spilling virtue, Thine aim has been to make all best Only for thy flow of gorgeous kind Mighty sun bows in thy respect. Clean my woes with those holy waters Thee tried to make whole world so pure Teach me of the beauty, behind thyself Let me drown in thou and know thy truth. City Piles of hoarding and neon signs Lost me from myself beneath The skyscrapers where Crowds of men found a way of life, And to my disgrace, I lost one. None seemed to care Even the arrival of dawn, Since the difference in night and day Were none and still like fools All loved the joy of being artist Of the unending drama. Dollars and pounds, rupees and francs Love lost existence in the far off ground Which had sunk so deep that only few fairy tales Could name, and it ‘just seemed Interesting’ To hear the same. Losing all hope in the polluted air, I dreamt of beauty I could find in love Till a sound of coins woke me up Thrown at me by passer-by Thinking me to be a beggar, Calling it to be a token of love. At last I realised love’s existence still remain But the way of loving has met an unprecedented change.