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Semite to Semite (Other) by PodPoet

Bloodshed spells the doom Of generations gone and to be Hatred seeths and boils over Poison ivy kills the olive tree Hey, don't we look the same We children of Abraham Praying to the same God Slaughtering the same lamb Deep dark eyes Under glamorous lashes Victims alike Of different fascists Crucify and curse And murder ourselves Even as we drink From the same wells Time to embrace Semite to semite And stop for good This endless fight Deep dark eyes Under glamorous lashes Victims alike Of different fascists Kill the cliche Undo the past Build a peace Built to last A dry desert home Where both tribes agree To honor and worship The other's dignity Deep dark eyes Under glamorous lashes Victims alike Of different fascists

PodPoet 24-May-05/6:40 PM
Thanks for your thoughts Dovina. Agreed, indenting the refrain looks & reads better. As for doing away with "worship," I feel strongly about keeping that word. I feel that only when Jews and Arabs go beyond respecting to actually loving each other as worthy people, will the nightmare end.




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