It's Not Me, It's Us

A new write specifically for this contest.

It was foolish child innocence turned to a bloody war

500 years marked the trenches I am forced to dig

Countless sunrises showed me injustices to abhor

It was foolish child innocence turned to a bloody war

I learned to see that free is a word that only some can truly adore

Others like me see, in time, free is a word they trap and rig

It was foolish child innocence turned to a bloody war

500 years marked the trenches I am forced to dig