{"id":2481,"date":"2021-05-18T02:54:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T06:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2021-05-18T02:54:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T06:54:23","slug":"plague-of-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2481","title":{"rendered":"“Plague Of Years”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eyeless in Gaza was playing as rockets rained down.<\/p>\n

Screams of the mothers and babies just could not be drowned.<\/div>\n
Buildings were bombed before they could evacuate.<\/div>\n
Even with warnings, it’s always too little, too late.<\/div>\n
A war of religion, like poem and pigeon don’t mix.<\/div>\n
The seven day war was the worst one before.<\/div>\n
The next one might end in just six.<\/div>\n
Palestine is not on the mind of the people in power.<\/div>\n
If they had their\u00a0way, they would drop the Big A,<\/div>\n
and be done with the mess in an hour.<\/div>\n
The land God loves least must be the mideast.<\/div>\n
It’s the center of trouble worldwide.<\/div>\n
Forget your lame prayer. The beast doesn’t care.<\/div>\n
And no savior will come to your side.<\/div>\n
It’s the hour of sand and the glass in your hand is now cracking.<\/div>\n
The Howitzer gun reflects the cruel sun,<\/div>\n
and the stones thrown are horribly lacking.<\/div>\n
Some say Shoo-less Joe doesn’t have enough soul for concern.<\/div>\n
And Bennie the N (no man is a friend) will treat people like meat ’til they burn.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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