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I was smote by words

I was smote by words
As a soldier with bullets
‘Til I harnessed their power
And they slight retreated lest
   I would fire back

Then they came for my freedom
But they did not prevail;
No rights were forsaken
Because time outran evil
   And faded to black.
Written by AmyMMosier (Amy Michelle Mosier)
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