Great Poetry

[Brian37]

"Feuernacht" By Brian37, (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB and @brianrrs37 on twitter)
 
He called it unfair
Accused us of cheating
In the Berlin Olympics
When Owens was winning
 
You'd think we'd grown
Since those vile events
Of church bombings
In the days of segregation
 
But the night of fire
Is like broken glass
Churches burned down
Just like in the past
 
In 10 short days
Churches go up in a blaze
I wonder what year
I live in today
 
The tone is set
At the top
He is responsible
For the words they follow
 
Ann Frank and MLK
Words are of courage
To all of humanity
Will not be discouraged
 
Broken glass
Churches on fire
Shooting up Mosques 
Are inhumane and vile
 
And those who 
Try to enter here
Are not all criminals
We should fear
 
It is all the same
Throughout history
Politicians divide
For power to keep
 
What does not change
Is the one home all have
We are all the same species
Hate is not the path
(end)

Admittedly I am loosely translating the German history "Night of Broken Glass" to the recent church fires in the South in the past 10 days. "Feuer" according to my google search is translated to "fire". So my title means "Night of fire".