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Friends Born from Enemies

November 17, 2011
By Hypnotic BRONZE, Ontario, Other
Hypnotic BRONZE, Ontario, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain


Look at how our parents throw rocks at each other;
Each stone they cast is filled with its own history,
And they tie each noose from the ropes of misery:
Till the overwhelming blue blood starts to smother.
Older generations strike swords at another,
Till the purpose to swing becomes a mystery -
Villains are heroes with the same soliloquy,
Love does not shine here - only black clouds will hover.

We have different bodies but have the same head,
And we will take the rocks they throw and play a game,
Untie each noose and skip rope proudly without shame,
We will steal each sword and will rather cut our bread.
We will walk on our path without their directions:
For we are our own unreachable reflections.

The author's comments:
This is a petrarchan sonnet I wrote concerning the relationship between the Israeli and Palestinian children.

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