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Augustus Macbeth - Exacting The Divine
A crusader, standing tall
Prepared to slaughter the heretics all
Riding horseback with sword and mail
Felling all the heretical faiths do ail
A man dressed in simple clothing
Prepared to do far more than simply toiling
Rallying countrymen with a rifle and a cry
With burning eyes he screams, “Invaders must die!”
A leader who pretends a country he must aid
Stands tall at the back of a fanatical brigade
Spewing forth lies to polarize and galvanize men
Surely all others shall be doomed there and then
Still more prowl, waiting hungrily
For those who shall roam into their territory
Little did they know, when out rang the cry
Their fates were sealed with the name “Banzai!”
Another time, in another place
Yet another example of ill-gotten grace
Dignified men exploring the unknown
Despite glory and God, their true intention is to own
A surge of lightning rang through the countryside
Forcing the hands of all those whose ideals they have yet to decide
They must act quickly, assist or resist
Else their livelihoods shall cease and desist
A divine act, the faithful intervention
Supposed hand of God’s impression
Brought here by pseudo-concession
All other powers shall fear holy annihilation

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