It’s her home

It’s where she lives

With her mother, her father, and her brother

It’s all she knows

She cries when her brother is afraid

It breaks her heart

To see his tear-stained face

Trembling

When the bombs explode nearby

She doesn’t understand

She doesn’t get to choose

Who’s on who’s side

Or which one she’s on

She doesn’t care

For politics

Or speeches

Given by old men in suits

Telling her where she and her brother

Can or cannot live

She cries when her brother is afraid

She holds him

When the bombs explode nearby

This is her home

It’s where she lives

With her father, her mother, and her brother

It’s all she knows

It’s all she knows