redundant, no?

shells shatter homes​

in which children live alone​

on the other side of the world​

women surrender to be fed​

to strange men in their beds​

on the other side of the world​

people die of disease​

they discovered in defeat​

on the other side of the world​

newborns slowly starve to death​

at their mother's empty breast​

on the other side of the world​

orchestras play symphonies​

amidst the remaining violent debris​

on the other side of the world​

planes fly packaged, purchased dreams​

by the kilo over sparkling seas​

from the other side of the world​

the residue of destruction​

trickles down into this din​

here on this side of the world​

we pay out to cover the shame​

to hide the fact that we are the same​

here on this side of the world​

we employ the men in the spotlight​

to "see us safely through the night"​

here on this side of the world​

but the fact of the matter is​

any stone thrown could shatter this​

this delicate side of the world​

the other side is persecuted​

for the history they stole​

but we live in one world​

and each small act of ours affects the whole​

 

i really liked this...i couldnt exactly tell u why right now...but i do...it flows very well...it pulled me right in...

 

Well worded message this one carries....good use of emphasis. Effective.