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
May 9, 2010
May 9, 2010 at 8:33 AM UTC
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
©A Thomas Hawkins 2010
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