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Society: Empathy from Man

Look at that man
dying in the corner.
He is your brother--
and mine.
He is surrounded by
demons with angel’s faces
and holy golden halos.
He is just another pilot 
downed in the blaze.

Look at the women
bleeding in the daylight.
She is your lover--
and mine.
Blood can inspire
the most fertile things.
She is another harlot mother
who bares the unbidden blaze.

Look at the city
that flames in the night.
She is your home--
and mine.
The flames renew
with chaos’ decay.
She is just another burning Rome
and we fiddle in the blaze.

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