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Thou Shalt Not Covet

It Causes Wars

By Earl W. PearlPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

It’s madness to see what we people have wrought

With two world wars and millions of bones

But nations won’t learn ‘til the third one is fought

A fourth will be fought using sticks and stones

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Earl W. Pearl

I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.

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  • Dawnxisoul393art2 years ago

    Your thought-provoking poem highlights the tragic cycle of human history, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.

  • angela hepworth2 years ago

    Very significant messaging here—I couldn’t agree more.

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