What makes me your enemy is it the colour of my skin the clothing of my people or just the country I live in?
You do not even know me don't know what I believe but you revel in my childrens death without leaving me to grieve
You came to liberate us but you cant call this free we get stopped and searched at roadblocks by soldiers for your country
I understand you are scared citizens of new Rome but that does not, give you the right to invade anothers home.
Especially as your reasoning was a fabric made of lies is it really any wonder you're the ones we now despise?
You and I are different, you have gotten that much right. You have a democratic system you can use to stop this fight.
You can call upon your government citizens of new Rome to end this forced invasion and bring your soldiers home.
For although we are quite different in how we look and how we speak Neither of us want to die there's common ground we seek
We share a common wish for this war to end and cease So we can raise our children to live a dream of peace
ŠA Thomas Hawkins 2010 http://poetryinprogress.com
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