Brothers and sisters too

The world today is changing for the worst
Right before our very eyes 
With crimes, war, and destruction
 every day so many people die

we look on tv
and we shake our heads
 in this modern society
children are still going to bed unfed

it hurts me to see this 
but there is nothing that I can do
because they make our daily lives so hard
sometimes we go to bed hungry too

some people are just lucky
and some people are gifted
and some people's lives are like spoiled flour
the sourness could never be sifted 

life likes to kick a few
and we all that this is true
trust me when I say
one day the boot will kick us too

but all we can do is try 
and try and try again
and build our roof over our heads
to shelter from the rain

they say from Adam and eve 
the world brings forth creation
it all started in a garden
the garden of Eden

so, tell me 
if this is true
why do we hate each other 
are we not brothers and sisters too?

we look at what is happening today
the human suffering caused by war
people's lives are disrupted 
when bombs come knowing on their door

wars are fought for land
wars are fought for supremacy
wars are fought for oil and wealth
but all wars are fought against humanity

why do humans kill each other
why kill someone you never knew
why do we hate each other 
are we not all brothers and sisters too?

where is the empathy in their hearts?
How does a baby grow up to hate?
Didn’t the parents make them say a prayer
 sitting at the table with dinner on their plate

your children are what you teach them
isn’t that the truth
I mean that is the simple logic
The blame starts at the roots 

how many gods are there?
The answer is one
 every religion claims to be doing god’s work
so, what the hell is going on

why the wars 
why the murders 
why the hate 
where is the love for another?
 
the holy books said that God 
made us all in his image
I think he wanted us to love one another
 and make life a holy pilgrimage

and when we look around us
that is the furthest from the truth
bad apples will be in the batch 
if it grown from bitter roots

but not all is lost
this much we know is true
and if we all came from Adam and Eve
 then are we, not brothers and sisters too,