RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ON TYRANNY
Dangerous Words
Beware cries of terrorism
Be they real or imagined
For what soothes the heart today
Can turn on you tomorrow
The attack of September 11
Became the endless wars in Iraq
Afghanistan and Yemen
Beware the word extremist
For though it may seem true
When it comes to them
Soon enough it turns to you
Beware the term exception
We should learn this one in school
For what once was an exception
Can easily become the rule
Words often have double meaning
And can pack a lot of power
They can steal away our rights
Before democracy can flower
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