Orphans of the World

Not saying I'm a poet, not saying the point is original, but I thought I'd make it anyway:


Geo-politicism, competing religions
Feeding ignorance, weakening the people's resistance,
The wealthy elite only feel indifference...

Ghetto children ostracised by a wealthy nation,
Still, to some, embody a great Satan,
Suicide bomber fodder their designation...

Palestinian children throw rocks at Israeli tanks,
Roaming bullet-riddled buildings in the West Bank,
Who the hell have they got to thank?

Pakistani children hear a hum in the sky,
Point and watch a US drone flying high,
And tremble upon the realisation they're about to die...

Nobility and evilness blur into shades of grey,
We say there's no other solution, no better way,
Then ask a child to pay a price we're unwilling to pay...