Division Poem by Daniel Bernard Kelleher

A river divides its people
All bridges long destroyed
Where once they were comrades
Distrust weights heavily on them

War broke out between them
Started by a tyrant lord
By force he took the land
He ruled with an iron hand

Peaceful people forced to fight
To defend their rights and land
Against this tyrant leader
Fought him man for man

They kept him on the other side
Posted guards along the river bank
They kept the enemy force at bay
For peace on their side come what may