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A Different World


by Darryl Price


This is yours I believe. Don't hurt people. 
Don't harm animals. Plant something and pay 
it some attention, watch it grow, help. 
Lobotomized bombs grow out of fear. They 
are made for one awful thing. Some things don't 

need to be said. This is your song I guess. 
Don't hurt people. Don't hurt animals. Find 
a way to live without acting out of 
angry hate. The change is inside you. Don't 
just expect a different world. Love gets 

you a stronger light, not a superior 
weakness of mind. Armies are made for 
marching in a solid row of raised and
loaded weapons. I've fired a gun, have you? 
Don't pretend innocence. You could drown. This 

is your sign. Don't hurt people. Do no harm. 
It's a northern star. It's not a guillotine. 
This love is still the thing that we need most 
of in our lives to be glad to be here. 
So this is your poem. Don't hurt anyone 

else. Don't destroy your environment. 
Don't trade tenderness for pleasure. Rock and
row the boat as needed. Don't hurt people. 
Don't harm animals. Hold us in your heart. 
Don't forget to say the right words right now.
 
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