by Osman Sheikhnureldin

Created on: April 09, 2009

From the crack dealers

Hustling on the streets

To the business men

Calculating profit

Stay at home moms

Cooking for their children

Immigrant workers

Working menial jobs

With little pay

Do you not hear

The drums of unity

Thumping loudly?

Calling out to us

With their peaceful rhythm

Where is your heart?

For the drums have been calling

For many centuries

It's rhythm blocked

By our deaf ears

Let in the rhythm

And close your eyes

Watch closely as it paints

An image in your mind

Breathe in the rhythm

And feel it cleanse

Our hearts of hatred

Breathe out the rhythm

And rejoice as your

Neighbors, children, and relatives

Are cleansed and the power

Of the rhythm grows

As we all unite into

One movement

A movement of peace

Pointing all into one direction

Towards a new world

Peaceful waterfalls flow

Into lively rivers

Peaceful people flow

Into lively movements

Now let the rhythm of peace

Control you, push you

To new limits

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