Israel And Palestine - Thou Shall Not Kill - My Plea Poem by Bernedita Rosinha Pinto

And in that land where Jesus was born
where people from all over the world come
to visit that Holy Shrine,
let there be no blood shed, no loss of lives
for life is a journey which man walks
with great enthusiasm at first
until fatigue pulls him down
and disperses him deep into the ground.
Jesus said - 'give to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar';
likewise - give to the people of Gaza what they seek
as peace is more valuable than differences
for in their peace they will gain innocence,
but in their hatred they will rise up, forever in vengeance.
So, Leaders of Israel make no mistake
as our world today is rattled by a Pandemic
and no one knows when it will end;
and in my own counrty by our adamancy
we have lost our own chances with the coronavirus
as today helplessly we cling to ventilators
as a virus is infecting our people so rampantly;
that today frivously we weep when death
takes away one life from the family;
and today we sorrow for the mistakes
we could have avoided if we had acted prudently.
So Israel and Paleastine, compromise with reality
let there be no hatred but let there be only compassion
let there be no loss of lives but let there be humanity.
Netanyahu, I beseech you to be the man of peace,
hold high the olive branch of understanding and harmony!
And though enemies can never vanish,
but by reasoning and justification let Israel be remembered
as the country where Jesus preached to love one another
as today the world still reveres Jerusalem
and around that sacred place where other faiths also prevail,
let there be no bloodshed, let there be no loss of lives
let there be no destruction of homes and cities
let there be no tears in eyes of families that live
as the existence of human race is not a dream
not a battle, not a war but a reality which must be respected
as every child needs serenity to grow and survive,
so stop the bombing, stop the fires of explosion, I beg Thee - O' Israelis and Palestinians -Thou Shall Not Kill
- Thou Shall Not Kill.