Once

once i was hunted by nazis 
altho i'd done nothing wrong 
once i was hunted by romans 
and forced to kill to live on 
once i was hunted by christians 
they threw me in the river 
cause someone said i was a witch 
unfortunately, they were wrong 
once i was hunted by americans 
they thought they could own me, 
like i was a song 
these days i'm not so often hunted; 
just hated and discouraged from being me 
once i was hunted 
not now 
but tomorrow who knows what may be?