War

There’s been a war raging, for the past 400 years, 
the goal of which has been money and privilege for some at the expense 
of other’s life, limb, and tears.

There’s been a war raging, for the past 400 years,
against people who look like you by people who look like me; 
all just grease for the slave machine’s gears.

There’s been a war raging, for the past 400 years,
there are only two sides, as John Brown, Malcolm, and others have made clear;
standing, fighting in the light or hiding in racism’s shadowy fears,

There’s been a war raging, for the past 400 years,
the tab has been running for far too long, 
it’s time the account gets closed: stamped in arrears!

Chuck Zehring
11/04/06

Chuck is serving a sentence at Graterford, while there he has earned a Bachelor’s degree with honors from Villanova University.

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