Ongoing instability
Continues in the Middle East.
All who long for peace can't wait
Until this brutal conflict has ceased.
We know it started long ago--
Disputes over territory.
We can also see that there
Are TWO sides to this sad story.
Israelis versus Palestinians:
We've watched back-and-forth retribution.
Why must it be so difficult
For there to be a two-state solution?
Why does it have to be so hard
For the world to pressure both sides to meet
To iron out a workable plan
So neither side must admit defeat?
We're saddened by the loss of lives
And feel a sense of deep frustration.
But there is a feeling of optimism
Expressed in the following quotation:
"From the seeds of hope, the tree
Of peace will grow…."° If THAT'S fulfilled,
The tree will shelter both sides AND
No more blood will have to be spilled.
I treasure such optimistic words
But feel as though I want to shout,
"Israelis and Palestinians,
Together work this damn thing out!"
-by Bob B (5-4-24)
°Quote by Nadeem Ahmed
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