One Rhythm

If the wind gets loud enough, 
when there are enough trees
 in the background,
then the rustling of the leaves begins to sound a lot like an ocean
and the back and forth rhythm of the waves

In the same way 
the sound of war
after so much of it,

when there are enough motionless bodies in the background,
begins to sound a lot less

like the ferocious pound of thunder

and more

like the gentle pattern of rain

Therefore,

If the wind gets loud enough
and starts to sound like an ocean
both of them
sounding the sway of rhythm -
the sound of back and forth
then you know even Humanity
who bears skin so soft
could start to become coarse

If the wind starts to sound like an ocean

you'll realise they both create waves
and that the motion of them sway
so both sides, eventually, see their light of day

Humanity is a wave

and just like back becomes forth

peace becomes war

But,

If the wind gets loud enough
and the wind and ocean
both start to sound the same
then just like the wind and the ocean
maybe one rhythm
is from where we all came

And maybe today we're ignoring truth

ignoring the cadence telling us 
we're all fundamentally
just a different form

of the same wave

just a different form

of back and forth

But one day we'll realise it

and no longer find ourselves standing

over the remains of those

who carried a different rhythm than us

and were regarded as an obstacle 
in our way