Genocide
by
Kelly M. Kirkpatrick

The night that’s slowly coming
Echoes in shadows past.
Hate conceives the winners
And leaves the lovers last.
Injustice breeds injustice;
America stands on wealth,
Deciding which injustice
The blade of fate has felt.

Why must we learn of war
To justify our peace?
Why must we live in fear
When fear we have conceived?

In countries far alien to us
We force our way of life,
Teaching the life monopoly
And giving peace the knife.
We stand on hollow ground
And sing our empty songs.
Money makes us right,
And God forgives us wrong.

Why must we learn of war
To justify our peace?
Why must we live in fear
When fear we have conceived?

This is America,
Land of wealth and pride,
Giving out its hate for rent
And promoting genocide.