It’s always the answer
Except in foreign land
When it’s your army
Fighting for your rights
And your freedoms
In this case
We will memorialize these heroes
And set apart a day to remember their sacrifices
What good is an army
If not to secure freedom through violence
Does violence ever work?
Is violence always wrong?
While often it is clear
That there are two sides to a story
What we often misconceive
Is that one side is right
And the other is wrong
In fact
In most cases
Both sides are right
And both sides are wrong
To some degree
And this is the true element of intelligence
Especially in the face
Of raging emotion
Our job as intelligent animals therefore
Is to find a way to understand the truths
And seek insights to rectify the wrongs
There’s a saying in my native Yoruba language
When two elephants fight
The grass too will suffer
Violent revolution
And even those intended to be non-violent
Tend to have innocent casualties
I guess this is why they say the price of freedom is high
I dedicate this piece to those ones
Who have had to pay this very high price
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