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First Line: Blood is anonymous -- it has no name
Last Line: Blood writes its own philosophy and creed.
Subject(s): Blood


Blood is anonymous -- it has no name.
It has no nationality, no flag.
The proudest banner is a bloody rag
When blood has washed it with its fluid flame.
Blood makes the color of all flags the same.

All blood is democratic. None is high
Among the fallen, none is in command.
The marshall's saber falls from the dead hand
To join the rusting rifles where they lie,
And all men are made equal . . . when they die.

Blood has no prejudice of race or breed.
Regardless of the color of the skin,
All human beings prove to be blood kin . . .
Not white or brown or yellow . . . when they bleed.
Blood writes its own philosophy and creed.





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