Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us…

Pablo Neruda
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Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the shame of this time puts its burning fingers to our faces. Who will erase the ruthlessness hidden in innocent blood? ✨ Pablo Neruda (1975). Pablo Neruda: selected poems
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What can I say without touching the earth with my hands? ✨ Pablo Neruda (1974). Pablo Neruda: Five Decades, a Selection (poems, 1925-1970), p.249, Grove Press
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Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the shame of this time puts its burning fingers to our faces. Who will erase the ruthlessness hidden in innocent blood? ✨ Pablo Neruda (1975). Pablo Neruda: selected poems

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