Like the Janissaries
Enslaved by the sultan
As boys
To follow his religion
To do his bidding
To fight his wars
All of us are
Enslaved as children
By the process of schooling
To accept “the system”
As our religion
To do its bidding
To fight its battles
Without question
Like the Janissaries
None of us
Stop to imagine
An alternative life
Where we are not
Thus enslaved
Where we actually belong
To the other side