A Lie

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We live in a lying world…. we live in a lie.

People kill each other for a lie.

Invaders conquer for a lie.

Preachers hold their followers with a lie.

Leaders govern people with a lie.

Lovers use their love to lie.

Couples marry for a lie.

People lie to others till they die!

We let ourselves believe in lies!

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I, myself, cannot post these texts elsewhere.

THEY will accuse me of many lies.

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Poor are the people who live in this lie

Poor is the person who sets these lies

Poor, the historian who writes with the pen of a lie.

Enough with the lies!

 

F. Al-Hashimi - Nottingham, 2015