What He Said to His Enemies

When I came across this poem the title immediately caught my attention.  I first thought the poem was going to have something to do with physical enemies with names and faces.  After reading it, I realized that this poem was not about a man's enemies, but it was a poem about the enemies of a whole culture and that you have to stay strong when facing adversity.  I believe the story represents the hateful views that have been bestowed on the Middle East and how if people actually got to know some Arabs, they would see that there is no danger.  When speaking about the enemies it says, "They wanted to get him lost in the world of trees, stand silently forever, holding up his hands." I think this quote is supposed to show how people want everyone from the Middle East to just give up and agree that they are wrong and surrender, and be lost to the world as if they are trapped in the forest with no where to go.  The man in the story seems like he is trying to be resilient and just kind of let people believe what they want because he knows that he is not a bad person.  Also in the poem it says, "What made them think the world's room was so small?" I believe this is supposed to mean, why can't we all live in the world together with our own beliefs rather than hating everyone who disagrees with us?  The man in story seems very wise and loyal to his culture, and it also seems as if he wants his enemies to find him so they can see that there really is nothing there to hate.  He says to his enemies, "Come in, look for me where you think I am. Then when you see there is nothing there, then we can talk." This is a very symbolic quote because it is basically saying he wants his enemies to find him because when they do they will see there is no threat, and then they can begin to talk about there differences in a civilized manner.