War

I can’t believe this has happened to me.
Blind for so long, I can finally see
What we have become and the misery
That goes along with it
Is endless.

Constantly fighting
Creating war
Destroying our families,
Our friends.
Making whatever has passed
Meaningless.

Have you not yet learned of their sacrifice?
Have you not heard what they have done for us?
And yet you take it for granted,
I think all of us do.

We have been blinded,
Not paying our dues
To those who have helped us,
We turn our backs.

And yet we wonder why
They fight us.

Day by day we go along,
Hoping for peace,
Some still wanting to fight.

Yet most just sit here, criticizing, undermining,
When we should be out there,
Giving our voice
A chance to be heard.

We never listen, yet still wonder why
We don’t understand.
Ignore them, but still wonder why
They have not spoken up.

And still, we wonder why
They fight us.