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Poetry

The shark does have tears running on his face, but he lives in the water so you don't see them and so comes the oceans to be salty.

In his name

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by Seifeddine_Mahmoudi

by Seifeddine_Mahmoudi

Promise and threat:

Promise with heaven,

threat with damnation.

Desire and curse:

Desire the persecution,

curse the pleasure.

Forgiveness and condemnation:

Forgive sinners,

condemn thinkers.

Restraint and reward:

Restrain truth,

reward mendacity.

Committing and prohibition:

Commit crimes,

prohibit talk.

Killing and proclamation:

Kill opposors,

proclaim spoils.

Building and burning:

Build yours,

burn theirs.

Making and passing on:

Make odalisques,

pass on children.

Mating and forbidding:

Mate and multiply dynasties.

forbid contraception.

Wash and hanging:

Wash brains,

hang the enlighters.

Scorching and slaughter:

Scorch the books,

slaughter the writers.

Oppression and murder:

Oppress the civilizations,

murder the revolters.

Shooting and hiding:

Shoot the innocent,

hide under wings.