Brothers and Sisters Too
The world today is changing for the worst
Right before our very eyes
With crimes, war, and destruction
every day so many people die
we look on tv
and we shake our heads
in this modern society
children are still going to bed unfed
it hurts me to see this
but there is nothing that I can do
because they make our daily lives so hard
sometimes we go to bed hungry too
some people are just lucky
and some people are gifted
and some people's lives are like spoiled flour
the sourness could never be sifted
life likes to kick a few
and we all that this is true
trust me when I say
one day the boot will kick us too
but all we can do is try
and try and try again
and build our roof over our heads
to shelter from the rain
they say from Adam and eve
the world brings forth creation
it all started in a garden
the garden of Eden
so, tell me
if this is true
why do we hate each other
are we not brothers and sisters too?
we look at what is happening today
the human suffering caused by war
people's lives are disrupted
when bombs come knowing on their door
wars are fought for land
wars are fought for supremacy
wars are fought for oil and wealth
but all wars are fought against humanity
why do humans kill each other
why kill someone you never knew
why do we hate each other
are we not all brothers and sisters too?
where is the empathy in their hearts?
How does a baby grow up to hate?
Didn’t the parents make them say a prayer
sitting at the table with dinner on their plate
your children are what you teach them
isn’t that the truth
I mean that is the simple logic
The blame starts at the roots
how many gods are there?
The answer is one
every religion claims to be doing god’s work
so, what the hell is going on
why the wars
why the murders
why the hate
where is the love for another?
the holy books said that God
made us all in his image
I think he wanted us to love one another
and make life a holy pilgrimage
and when we look around us
that is the furthest from the truth
bad apples will be in the batch
if it grown from bitter roots
but not all is lost
this much we know is true
and if we all came from Adam and Eve
then are we, not brothers and sisters too,
Copyright © Kasim Ishmael | Year Posted 2022
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