by Paul F.J. Arañas

Blessed are the peacemakers
Countries fueling tragic war
They say, we need all the land back
Men mowed down by the thousands
We need all the land back
Missing limbs
No negotiations, we need all the land back
Missing husbands, brothers, and sons

We will not talk, we need all the land back
You’re a troll. You’re a bot.
What about them? All they have to do is…
But peacemakers will be called children of God
You’re an apologist, we need all our land back.
More corpses laying on their backs in fields
Ceasefire
Never, only when we get all the land back

The land, the land, the land, the land
What about people?
Stop killing. No more arms. No more war.
Ceasefire and negotiations now.

The Land