Entrenched A material world for a material life It could never understand the strife Of a People dispossessed and prohibited life I am an American citizen of Egyptian descent, Living in a world with in a world; always to be sent From door to door – as if the world were a room for rent The television: a window to my internal world Chaotic and feeling so effortlessly hurled By our “leaders” into an abyss tossed and curled To live a life of spirituality with in the superficial You become the target of a life: artificial Spiders weave cob webs around you, scheming to call you a terrorist official But why the lies…? Just look into my eyes And maybe your fear will undo it ties Put a hand out to understand A world that keeps growing, yet becoming a tight band We scream for peace as individuals, little do we know we can become one hand None of us are better than the other Not him, not her, not even the Pope’s mother Life goes on and the world is always ready for another What do I wish
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