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ofcourse | Poem

 
what does it do to the soul to become a killing machine?
how does it change the father
and desolate the mother?
if we do not learn kindness before the gate closes
who will then scream
NOOOOooooooooooooo?


Of course the Palestinians (Israelis) are absolutely right
Both politically and religiously
God promised them both the same land
Of course the Palestinians (Israelis) are absolutely wrong
To whatever degree they hate each other
Of course we love our friends (we did not need to be told that)
We are different you and I
They are different from them and those
We want to change them
They want to change us
I want to change you
You want to change me
How do we find world peace and personal peace?
Demonizing our enemy so we can shed their blood
Or in other ways dehumanize
Feeds only hate...
Stop
Look
Listen
Will we find the rainbow
Or just throw off another lightening bolt?
 

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