The Fortress

They said it’s to protect us all From those monsters who have the gall To use a human being as A shield.

These monsters constantly attack When we dare to try to fight back The world cries out. Seemed our fate Was sealed.

So our fortress came to be To give us all security But how can we feel safe with them Out there?

They slip through small forgotten holes Knowing they’re out there takes its toll The fact we need protection brings out fear. With help from G-d it does its task It shields us from each hate-filled blast We must defend our people. That’s Not wrong.

More than ever now Heaven knows This fortress we cannot dispose This bandage for a war that still Goes strong.

A barrier – but at what cost? Childhood and innocence lost A battlefield has now become Our home.

For now all we can do is pray That sometime soon there’ll come a day When we no longer need An Iron Dome.