The Red War, by Angela Brown

No, I did not expect to die
A one-shot blow to the head
A loaded gun cocked right at me
I lay in bloody streets of hate
Foreshadowing the danger
I was held against my will
Of so many lives at stake
I denounce the fear of hate
Why can we not nogotiate
The horror that repeats
Time and time again
Boys with toy guns
Bang, bang
When will it all end.

Japan were our allies in WWII
They bombed Pearl Harbor
A threat to surrounding nations
North Korea were communist
Americans feared
I held my arms up
Told to get down on my knees
As a revolver pointed at me
I was not welcome here
I was frisked at this moment
Hands clasped behind head
Legs forced apart
I had been mistaken
For identity fraud
It was against my will
In a war I tried to avoid.

Korea divided left and right
Bowing heads, ashamed mercifully
A lot is at risk of having nuclear war
Abominate, eliminate
Conquer the eastern world
Hold up, control, take over
Live or die
And the color red
Policing the world
And we all fall down