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in another life or in this one perhaps one day I become a prophet I sell everything and go almost empty handed to Iran

I have a sign that says "I am from Maine in the United States. I'm sorry for the harm my country has caused you." and I walk around with my sign and nobody kills me and some feed me and take me in

give me shelter

I never talk my only message is the sign I carry "I am from Maine in the United States I'm sorry for the harm my country has caused you."

I understand very little of what is said to me but the gestures and eyes speak to me every moment and every person

I learn that many people are watching then one day when I see someone holding up their seeing hand

I stop

I say "The problem is money. It's an experiment that's failed." then I turn around and face another person’s watching hand and say “We the people of the world must control redundant mediums of communication that allow each of us to communicate to anyone else or to any group of us anywhere in the world.

When we do that value and trust secured by incorruptible code will belong to us all and our tribes will go to the stars and be striped across countless dimensions.

Wherever we are our goal will be that we are all family all are loved and all are provided for.

We will spend our lives being useful helping everyone survive taking care of one another learning as much as we can laughing dancing loving playing and having fun.”

after I say that people will come and put me in a car I will say to them “Do not take me away from these people. Whatever happens I want their fate to be my fate. I owe that to them.” and “War is embarrassingly stupid. The people of the world want peace.”

and someone’s seeing hand will record it

a prophet

and they will take me to a nice room and feed me

simple as that

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. for Luke .

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. June 26 Thomaston Maine .

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© 2018 William C. Eberle

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  • munawir1994 profile picture

    Good poetry

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    • lukestokes profile picture

      Thank you, Uncle Bill.

      It's beautiful.

      My favorite part:

      “War is embarrassingly stupid. The people of the world want peace.”

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      • wce profile picture

        saved for the last thing the prophet says

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      • doctorhealth profile picture

        Very nice

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