Barrier

Tear down this wall that
Separates us from our
Neighbors, keeping us silently
Entrenched in our own known
Universe, forever imprisoned
In a false xenophobic pride.
Can you not see that the two
Eyes that look over the horizon
Are of the same soul as your
Own? I do not claim
That there is no perversion
Of purity, that there is
No evil in the darkest
Desperations, but I recognize
It for an aberration that
Fuels the fire of wanton
Destruction and understand
That it belongs to a small
Segment of renegade reactionaries.
A much larger sea shelters
Our shared village earth,
Collecting us in the coral,
Currents seeking to drive us
Together in the tumult.
Do not confuse the simple
Misunderstanding for
Something more sinister. The hate
Will out of its own accord
And no rational relation, a
Mere six degrees away,
Will revel in such repression,
But will respond with revulsion.
It is time to return to respect.

-Dakin 10/2/09