Brotherhood Poems
Blinded by Illusions
by Christine Kuruvilla
Reach out your hand—
Together, we can stand.
In this race for fame and glory,
We've lost the thread of our true story.
A mask may cloak your face and name,
But never wash away your shame.
Children lost, left cold and bare—
What happened to the dream we’d share?
......
Égalité
by John Stetson
It's been a while since I've prayed for someone I don't know
A siren brought the mind afoot to somewhere I should go
'sif wakening vestigial impulse buried long ago
Sunk deep beneath incline that's keeping me from what's below
But something in our makeup made up by a stronger hand
Is there if we but care for care and follow it's command
For even when we scraped our knuckles 'cross a barren land
We somehow knew alone alone is not how we were planned
Take me Home, A Place to Belong
by Christine Kuruvilla
These boundaries divide us,
These walls confine our souls.
The one you cast aside in hate—
Is he not made whole, like you, like me?
This land was meant to be
The home of the brave and free.
But how free are we, truly,
When every face is met with scrutiny?
......
My Hundred Dollar Bill
by Jeffrey Pipes Guice
It’s hard to find the words
To explain the love I have for you...
It’s hard to describe the bond we have
For me, there’s nothing you wouldn’t do...
This true everlasting friendship
Has never been some quid pro quo...
This unconditional brotherly love
Is all we’ve ever had to know...
......
Take me Home, A Place to Belong
by Christine Kuruvilla
These boundaries divide us,
These walls confine our souls.
The one you cast aside in hate—
Is he not made whole, like you, like me?
This land was meant to be
The home of the brave and free.
But how free are we, truly,
When every face is met with scrutiny?
......
Égalité
by John Stetson
It's been a while since I've prayed for someone I don't know
A siren brought the mind afoot to somewhere I should go
'sif wakening vestigial impulse buried long ago
Sunk deep beneath incline that's keeping me from what's below
But something in our makeup made up by a stronger hand
Is there if we but care for care and follow it's command
For even when we scraped our knuckles 'cross a barren land
We somehow knew alone alone is not how we were planned
My Hundred Dollar Bill
by Jeffrey Pipes Guice
It’s hard to find the words
To explain the love I have for you...
It’s hard to describe the bond we have
For me, there’s nothing you wouldn’t do...
This true everlasting friendship
Has never been some quid pro quo...
This unconditional brotherly love
Is all we’ve ever had to know...
......
Blinded by Illusions
by Christine Kuruvilla
Reach out your hand—
Together, we can stand.
In this race for fame and glory,
We've lost the thread of our true story.
A mask may cloak your face and name,
But never wash away your shame.
Children lost, left cold and bare—
What happened to the dream we’d share?
......
