Stop, Stop The Division

Army versus Navy Navy versus Army Army versus Army Navy versus Navy Stop, stop the division Stop the separation Stop the genocide The bombs, the pesticide And the bullets are killing Women, children, our offspring Elderly and unarmed civilians Americans versus Americans Haitians versus Haitians Ranchers versus immigrants Peasants versus inhabitants Aliens versus migrants Citizens versus Martians Vice versa, all the sagas And crying out loud, alas Stop, stop the divisions Stop all toxic and evil actions Stop the apartheid This is no way to be united The cancerous lies and the sulfurous oozes are Spread all over. This is war War never makes sense This is not the right time to dance And to sing happy songs There are too many deadly weapons In the streets. Countless wrongs Make nothing right Don’t censure my crayons, pencils and pens God said: ‘Let there be light And there were lots of lights’ Respect for human rights Is important and paramount Continuous killings are abhorrent Constant lies are detrimental To our immediate health And to our eventual wealth Stop being criminal and genocidal Stop the bombardments Start the disarmaments Stop all negative sounds And let sleep the greyhounds And everyone at peace We want no blood and no injustice Stop, stop the demolitions Stop, stop all destructions. Copyright © January 2024, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved. Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.