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An Era of Freedom

An Era of Freedom

 

An era of freedom is about to dawn,

it awakens us as a morning yawn.

In the slumber of night it has laid dormant,

but now it has appeared at this very moment.

Historical precedents are about to be trashed,

as a new world order is being hatched.

The days of colonialisation are past,

so also the alliances of old are smashed.

Democracy in name only, is about to be refreshed,

by nations which yearn for freedom from the past.

East and west and the hegemony of one nation,

can no longer be the only solution.

The voices of freedom call out for a radical change,

as equal nations all will engage.

Super powers, vetos and nepotism as we often see,

will be replaced by equanimity to set us all free.

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keith jeffries

Fri 16th Feb 2024 12:46

Thank you to all who liked and commented on this poem. Uilleam I must confess to being an optimist but I see your point of view which history suppports. However, I do believe that events in Palestine could be a catalyst for change or at worst a catastrophy. The dominance and hegemony we presently are subjected to cannot last forever. All the Empires of history eventually have their demise.
Thank you again for reading and commenting,
Keith

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 16th Feb 2024 10:23

Thanks Keith. I wish I could share your optimism.

As a teenager, I saw that image of of a little Vietnamese child screaming and running from the scene of bombing, with her flesh hanging off, and I remember thinking "my God, how can so-called civilised people do that to innocents?" It seems nothing has changed.
This morning, I saw a news video concerning the alleged involvement of UNRWA in the October 7th atrocity, in which, when he was challenged several times, a representative of Netanyahu's genocidal project could provide no evidence whatsoever to justify the murder, starvation and abandonment of innocent people.

"Nation Shall Lie Unto Nation" appears to be the motto of many, if not all of the UK establishment's so-called "news" outlets.

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John Coopey

Fri 16th Feb 2024 10:05

“And the lion shall lie down with the lamb”. Until it gets hungry, that is.

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Graham Sherwood

Thu 15th Feb 2024 23:31

Amen to that Keith. Nation shall speak unto Nation!

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