I Didn't Want to Write This

I didn’t want to write this poem,

But how could I refuse

When every day I read or hear

More horror in the news?

 

The Mideast situation’s

Always had opposing views

And sadly, when there’s fighting,

Everybody feels the screws.

 

Yet after World War II, survivors

Thought they’d paid their dues,

But here we are again with hatred

Aiming at the Jews.

 

At colleges, behavior

That nobody should excuse

Has caused fear among the students

They have chosen to accuse.

 

Some had relatives the Nazis

Forced in camps to wear tattoos,

So they’re shocked to learn that loathing

Hasn’t managed to defuse.

 

It’s a horrible reminder

That so many can confuse

Outright evil with the right to have

A homeland one can’t lose.