Wall
I did not want to build as I thought, honestly,
The relationship between us will sure to break;
My brother and I stood, hand in hand, constantly,
With prayer for each other each day we did wake...!
Nuisances, yet, like menaces in Egypt, increased,
His sheep and goats and hen and cocks filled my rooms clean;
My gardens got filled with his beasts wholesomely greased,
I couldn't bear to breathe, though his garden is green...!
Enough is enough, I said, I built it, lo, hence,
To see him, yet, I had to look over my wall;
I could have, lo, solved the matter with a fence,
Why did I build a wall? Did I give a peace call...?
Shall I break this wall brother? I humbly asked him,
Make a gate, for now, he said, joy in heart, fill-brim...!!!
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