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Rated: 13+ · Poetry · History · #1245848
An acrostic poem about the brutality seemingly inherent in Mankind.
Great cruelty and hatred within Mankind hide.
European Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur --
Names of some occurring within my lifetime.
Older victims included our Native Americans.
Cambodia, Bangladesh, China, the USSR –
Innocents were slaughtered there without mercy.
Does no limit exist for atrocities Man will commit?
Emotions overwhelm all reason, all restraint.
So many millions have suffered and died…

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NOTE: Recent to Past Genocides Conducted by Mankind:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1992-1995 - 200,000 Deaths
Rwanda: 1994 - 800,000+ Deaths
Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1975-1979 - 2,000,000 Deaths
Nazi Holocaust: 1938-1945 - 6,000,000 Jewish / 10,000,000+ Total Deaths
Rape of Nanking: 1937-1938 - 300,000 Deaths
Stalin's Forced Famine: 1932-1933 - 7,000,000 Deaths
Armenians in Turkey: 1915-1918 - 1,500,000 Deaths

Current Genocide:
Darfur: 2003-ongoing - 400,000+ Deaths With More Added Daily


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