Break down the boundaries

Break down the walls,

Break down these barriers

Before Man breaks and falls.

 

Man is one in the eyes of God

Who then is Man to Man divide,

Look within, O foolish Mortal

Your heart weeps for you, inside.

 

Before, you brand and label people

That come to live in your land,

Think of those you call your own

And, where they go and, often, stand

 

On foreign soils and countries hostile

For, the same reasons that you dish out,

“Migrants”, the new name for them

Your own subjected to vulgar shout.

 

In a world that gets smaller by the day

Ironic is this need to “protect”

Man, from another Man if you will

Who, are we to select or reject?

 

Yes, there must rules be

That, then apply to all irrespective,

No color, no race, no personal faith

Must bear the burden of another’s invective.

 

Harmony and Peace don’t survive

On lands infested with hate and more,

Grass gets overtaken by weed, Yes

But, only by weed not better grass for sure

 

Let’s not imaginary or other walls build

Let all playing fields level be,

The Game, remember, is always ahead

Of personal loss or victory.

 

Build bridges and not walls, connect People

Build harmony and not weapons that destroy,

No campfires that burn, maim and kill

New York, London or the Land of Helen of Troy.

 

(The author is a prolific poet who has over 30 poetry books to his credit. He can be reached at ashoksawhny06@gmail.com/ www.ashoksawhny.com)