Kill Me Not,O Brother!

Kill me not, O brother!

For what wrong have I done to you,

Kill not these men,women and children

For they have not sinned against you.

Its true that our leaders gave orders

To invade your land

Your homes were destroyed

Your dear ones were killed

No words can console your irreparable loss.

Your anger is righteous

But is your conscience clear?

Can the crimes against you

Be washed away in a river of blood?

Can our deaths

Bring back your dear ones to life?

We too are mere mortals

Just like you

We are a hapless lot called ‘civilians’

Just like you

Who go about their daily lives

Hoping that today would be like any other day.

Bombs and bullets

Can never make a statement

 They scatter flesh and blood

And take away innocent lives

Kill us not, O brother!

We do not wish to die this way.