One Ground

Borders drawn in blood and pride

Flags waving while the people hide

From bombs, from hate, from hungry eyes

While leaders trade truth for disguise

Screens scream louder than the heart

We’ve mastered tearing love apart

But no matter where the headlines go

We all still bleed, we all still grow

One ground — beneath our feet

One sky — where hopes and sorrows meet

No race, no creed, no chosen few

Just me and you, just what is true

One ground — where peace begins

With humble hearts and lifted chins

We’ve had enough of walls and fear

It’s time to draw each other near

We judge by names we never knew

By colors, gods, by who loves who

But kindness don’t need translation

And grace don’t ask for explanation

We’ve all been broken, all been bruised

All been taught what side to choose

But what if love was loud enough

To drown the lies and lift us up

It starts with listening, not the fight

With seeing strangers in new light

With choosing mercy over might

And walking forward side by side

One ground — not yours, not mine

But sacred soil by design

Where every child can laugh and play

Without the fear of yesterday

One ground — where we belong

Different voices, same old song

We’ve had enough of hate and doubt

It’s time to let the light back out

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