Here comes the grime

here comes the grime,

 

have you seen our cities

lost in time…

 

between the flags

and the calls to prayer,

 

have you seen the grime

festering there.

 

Here comes the hate

here comes the hate,

 

have you seen the leaders

recklessly conflate…

 

Here comes the blood

here comes the blood,

 

have you seen their words

drowned by the flood…

 

have you seen their scriptures

churn the mud.

 

Here comes our end

here comes our end,

 

have you seen it coming

around the bend…

 

can you see how peace

comes with our blend…

 

But in the end, the end’s the end

no matter who is foe or friend…