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Violence is Blue
by
Roberta Lawrinsky

Roses are red,
Violence is blue.
I'm so ashamed of the
Red, White and Blue.

Violets are blue,
Roses are red.
The petals are bleeding
For blood that is shed.

Roses are blue,
Violence is red.
I hope for the living,
I cry for the dead.