They Knew

This was our home

Where the children played till their names were called by worried parents

They knew

They knew what was coming

They knew that life would change

That each day was a blessing that could be stolen by a single shot

That the only way of life was to cross your fingers and run across broken glass

That we would be named the enemy by the ones with rotting hearts

Our only friends are the stones on our holy ground

Our flags that cover our exposed backs

Our blood that water the burnt fields and our hope of freedom that keep our minds running

This was our home

Before the clutches of war held us

Before our walls became nothing

Before doors became locked

Before they came like tears

The ones who stoll it

The ones who massacred families

The ones who spread lies like poison through the veins of reality

So long as we fight

Someday

This land will be home again

And the children wont fear the skies

And the olive trees will live another year

And we know someday

Freedom will be ours