Human By Lila Ehrlich, 11/13/19 ‘Who are we to call ourselves human? Who am Io judge who Iam? We are arguing of peace and love But don't think twice to slaughter the lamb. ‘Tying a rope to choke out diversity We place ourselves on a thrown. Ego floods the veins of our eagle Making our appetite, like a vulture, known ‘We feed on the pain of our prey Waiting until the day they perish, When they finally surrender, Their murder, we'll cherish, ‘Who are we to call ourselves human? ‘Who am I to judge who they are? My blood speaks no differently ‘To the blade that made the scar But I'm not who they made us to be You are not my prey ‘What happened to your ancestors Haunts me still today I veant to call myself human ‘The glorified species, so gentle | want to erase the past that made us so judgemental. | want olive ina humane environment, where we're fee from all the hate | want to apologize even though i's alitle late. ‘Who are we to consider ourselves human? ‘Who are we to believe we're humane? We preach of a new beginning But are reluctant to break the chain 1 believe in anew America We all sing the same song. To fix what has been broken ‘We must first acknowledge what is wrong,