Please take a minute to read part 1 : Birds Of A Different Color
The birds of the land lived in peace for quite a long time
They shared everything, what’s mine is yours and yours is mine
They sung songs together and visited each other’s nest
Peace, nothing to worry about when their feathers would lay down to rest
Then one day the unthinkable happened
The skies of blue suddenly blackened
During a training flight, a blue jay crashed into a warbler
I can’t put into words, it was indeed horrible
The warbler fell to the ground, it had been killed
Mourning came to the land, his little heart had been stilled
It didn’t take long for the warblers to blame the blue jays
Even though the birds that witnessed it said the warbler flew the wrong way
They demanded justice, the words were harsh that they spoke
They didn’t consider that the blue jay’s heart was broke
He was terribly sad for what happened but said he wasn’t to blame
The warblers attacked his nest, the land would never be the same
Attack after attack, nest after nest
None of the birds could find rest
A dark cloud had overtaken the trees
No bird was safe, no bird was free
The eagle couldn’t believe what his eyes did see
He thought, Have they forgotten our history?
Nothing good will come from this
He bowed his head and prayed his wish
O mighty father above, help me find a way
To help these birds remember our yesterday
When we nearly destroyed our homes, our land
We fought over the colors of our feathers right where they now stand
How eventually we put aside our differences and came together
We joined as one as we each held those different colored feathers
He opened his eyes and looked around
Hate wasn’t the answer, love had to be found
He once again called a meeting
He searched hard for the words he would be speaking
He looked left, he looked right
He said “My fellow birds, why do we fight?”
“I’m not saying what happened was right or wrong
But don’t you remember when we all sang the same song?”
“Warblers, I know your hearts are bleeding
But violence isn’t the answer to what you are needing.”
“Blue Jays, I know your heart is breaking
But fighting back leaves only hate for the taking.”
“I ask both of you is this really the answer?
Look around, can’t you see the disaster
We’ve been here before, look at our history books
There can never be peace if we are all crooks.”
“I know what happened is a travesty
But anger and hate only lead to more tragedy!”
“I ask you birds, can we move on from the past?”
“Today is a new day, the anger and hate don’t need to last!”
“I ask you birds not to forget yesteryear
I tell you birds it’s okay to shed a tear
But let’s not let history repeat itself
It’s time we put hate and anger on the shelf!”
“How easy it is to forget we are all one
I’m not asking you to forget what is done!”
“I am asking you to join hands
Reunite all the birds in this land!”
“I’m asking you to look at your communities
Ask yourself, is this who we want to be?”
“If you have even an ounce of love in your heart
Let it ignite and become a spark!”
“We do not need to fear each other !”
“You are my sisters, you are my brothers!”
“I end with these words said not long ago
That love is all we need to know
We are all created equally
We all can live peacefully
Look into the depths of your hearts
And let today be a new start
But you must not let the evil of anger and hate
Destroy our land. It is not, it will not be our fate!”
It was then he looked up and saw a dove
The symbol of peace, the message of love
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