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Thursday 3 October 2013

A [Peace] Poem for National Poetry Day



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Untitled poem by Bertolt Brecht:


General your tank is a powerful vehicle.
It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men.
But it has one defect:
It needs a driver.

General, your bomber is powerful.
It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant.
But it has one defect:
It needs a mechanic.

General, man is very useful.
He can fly and he can kill.
But he has one defect:
He can think.
by Bertolt Brecht
(1898-1956)

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