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You Are Not My Enemy (poem)
By Dave Cameron
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You are not my Enemy
my brother my sister
but I have done something wrong
and perhaps I am now yours
I went to your home
I went inside
soiled your rug and
bullied your children
You are not my enemy
my father my mother
I drove on you
threw garbage in your window
burned your garden
and spit in your water
You are not my enemy
my grandmother my grandfather
I built walls between us
Rubble made sound
sand scattered plastic bags all around
rifles and checkpoints
bright lights into your eyes
No, you are not my enemy
my partner my friend
We were betrayed
you are not my enemy
are not my enemy
not my enemy
my enemy
enemy
You are not my enemy
my child my self
Our blood is the same
You are not my enemy
my memories and rage
Re-making sense now, together
You are not my enemy
you never were
You are a part of me
as I am with you
You are not my enemy
we shall stay true
You are not my enemy
we will change this
with you
— Drew Cameron
IVAW
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