You Kill With Your Hate

**You name them your blood
**You fight side by side
**Against the “Enemy”:
**The different in sight

Your soldiers against soldiers
And Yet
You’re all alike
Both brothers from Adam and Eve

Alive you’ll never come close to one another
But you’re friends die side by side

You both heal but hate
You both suffer in and out of battlefields
You're all good
But you've all been call bad
You're suppose to be fighting the system
But the system is beating you up
It's gotten you in a Sibling Rivarly




We start with name callings:
Latino chickens
American slave driver
Arab terrorists
African dust
--Convicts--

Then it's fist fights:
I got a slap
I got a punch
I got a kick
I’ve gone to jump you
--& Pretty soon a tornado--

And we died with weapons:
I’ve got a rope
I’ve got a brass knuckle
I’ve got a knife
I’ve got a gun
--I’ve got a bomb--

Maybe, it's time you understand
That you didn’t kill him 
With your guns or knives
You killed him with your hate

**You name them your blood
**You died side by side
**Against “Your brothers”
**The same inside



(For the Sibling Rivalary Contest)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Suzadail Jr. Avatar
August 17, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Open discussions and universal acceptance would end all that. Excellent write. Vince
Johnson Avatar
August 14, 2009 at 3:43 PM
A different slant well done. Congratulations on your win. Joyce
Mason Avatar
August 14, 2009 at 2:49 PM
So your wonderful writing won in Debra's contest as well !! Thank you for sharing your gift with us sajdah!!
Brown Avatar
August 14, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest Sajdah. Love, Carol
Lewis Avatar
August 14, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Congratulations on your placement. TL
Mason Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Very clever play on words here, Sajdah!! Its strange to call warriors "brothers" or those in the ghetto who shoot each other over dope but call each other "brother" ... great write you've done here and congratulations on your win in Nathan's contest!!
Gorelick Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM
This is so original and thoughtful. congrats on your success in the contest. BG
Johnson Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM
A great poem. And a lesson. Thanks. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
Richards Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 6:47 AM
A powerful poem for Nathan's contest. Great writing! Congratulations!!~ Carrie
Brown Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 3:25 AM
Congratulations for your win in Nathan's contest Sajdah . Love, Carol
Leccese Avatar
August 4, 2009 at 2:25 AM
Congratulations on a Honorable Mention in my contest! Nate.
Tanaskow Avatar
July 9, 2009 at 3:43 AM
it's a shame. love, hate, happiness, sadness and all the colors of emotions are all cut from the same cloth. to get ride of one is to lesson the others.
Loveless Avatar
July 2, 2009 at 4:13 PM
A-MAY-ZING!! Lovie yOUve Done It aGain!! Powerful Write. Your Words Speak Voulumns. God Now Where The Fukk Is That Camera. Lol Ill ExplAin My F-ed Up Writing Latter.
Ginn Avatar
July 1, 2009 at 6:49 PM
God's creation trivialized by man. Well said...
Hudson Avatar
July 1, 2009 at 3:11 AM
great entry! you are competition! Best of luck!-AA
Moreno Avatar
July 1, 2009 at 1:17 AM
Powerful and compelling best of luck in the contest...Raul
Leccese Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 12:17 PM
thanks for supporting my contest. Nate
Docherty Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Bravo, the moral of this being there is no sweetness in war or revenge... Your words after all apply to both... Even in War it can be one another we are pitted against to fight against the opinions of greed....and still we do not learn what History teaches time and again!
Goodwin Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Your soldiers against soldiers And Yet You’re all alike Both brothers from Adam and Eve that line had me hooked to the screen. tops thums up hands down. your going under my fav poet. ypu can win the respect of many poets with lines like that. keep up the good work
Chu Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 9:22 AM
"You both heal but hate / You both suffer in and out of battlefields." Creative description of trauma here. Insightful idea. We are all related. The wars of the world are like sibling rivalries. We continually fight amongst ourselves—it's the fight for progress. The faith of an idea can lead to war. Just like the battle within the self: it's never-ending. Clever Idea.
Nguyen Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 8:59 AM
you got mail too (:
Nguyen Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 8:20 AM
aww thanks for all ur comments. and is boo ur friend? and yup i know i have to open my eyes. theres a soulmate for everybody. (:
Bird Avatar
June 30, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Powerful Lines Friend! Good luck in the Contest!
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