What is the central message of 'No Men are Foreign?"

The central message of the poem is to emphasize a sense of
community and brotherhood.  In a world where wars are waged against an "other," the poem
stresses that the common nature and bonds we all share should preclude any external
identification.  The idea that we are breathe, feel pain, and experience the same
emotions in a different ways is of critical importance.  The poem seeks to broaden
emotional frames of reference so that division on grounds of nation or ideology are not
as embraced.  The central message is one where the transcendent ideas of understanding
and compassion are brought out to the reader who might be in a setting that fosters
division and hatred.  Kirkup's poem is an idealized vision of the global community and
all of its aspirations.