by Peter P.
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We are the people
We are the leaders
And they
They say it’s their rights
We say it’s their rights
They say release
We say releasing them
They say don’t recruit
We say stop recruiting them
They say protect
We say protecting them
They say education
We see ruined schools
They say family
We see nowhere
They say right to worship
We see occupied temples
They say cleared areas
We say high security zones
We are the children
We say
Occupied is our land
An occupying army
Denied education
Denied family
Denied home
Denied worship
Denied rights
Denied life
Denial is our right
Even to self-defend denied
We are the children
Of an occupied land
And they say
They still care
But oppressed
Is our life