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Canaan
by David R SpellmanDescendants of Shem, sons of Abraham
Blood brothers both, to Isaac and Ishmael
Fathers blindly sacrificing still to this day
Lost, poor children, of Palestine and Israel
Peace undermined, broken, innocents horribly die
Martyrdom denied, duped by brainwashed suicide
You'd think by now you would have all realized
Deceived by forces belonging to neither side
Unwary pieces played on someone else's board
Induced reactions of many suckered pawns
Manipulated like puppets hung on a string
By another's strategy, it is they're drawn
Mystified, as if looking with unseeing eyes
Acting, as if thinking with someone else's mind
Stop, and question what you are led to believe
Start to answer what you must hope to find
Peace, the thread needed to tie a lasting bond
Terror, the fracture to be redressed and set right
Neighbors, sharing lands divided by ancient pasts
Sisters, brothers, same one family in God's sight
03/04/1996 Posted on 09/01/2002
Copyright © 2025 David R Spellman
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 04/07/03 at 03:39 PM I am glad I decided to visit your archive today. The title caught my eye and as I read, it struck me how appropriate that poem would be for TODAY'S news (April 6, 2003) from the streets of Iraq. Very well done, my good poet friend. |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 09/04/03 at 06:47 PM The land of milk and honey has become the land of blood and oil. Strange the way things turn out. The historical perspective you leave in this verse is forthright and honest with a sadness that resonates into the present and the past. Great read. |
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