Peace And Harmony

Dear beloved,

You see your brother there?

He’s drowning in pools of blood,

Screaming pain,

Cursing wars futility

Striving to survive

But you won’t even look at him

How can you look at him?

When blinded by enmity, bitter animosity

Young, yet so cold

Cold right through to the soul

On no account are you strong

Or brave or justified

Confused and lost you are

And all the strife just kills you

And leaves you a living death

And not your brother, who’s wounded,

But you,

Who’s wounded much more,

By the swords of hate and conflict’s madness

You hurt because you’re hurt

And you fight because you wrestle with oblivion,

And fear demise

Aren’t we all just fighting to survive?

I pray that love may fill you

And warm you from within

Breathe in you, new life,

And peace therein

Love like you hate

And may the swords of healing

Heal your brokenness

And bring you together

In peace and harmony

And we’ll bid farewell the enigmatic acrimony -

The enigmatic feelings of ill-will that used to carry the day

Let’s mute the crass dissonance

With honeyed words, soft and sweet

Speaking the language of resounding love

Peace come,

Help us to lay down our pride,

Clarify our tainted lives

Clothe us in white

And we’ll stand pure and immaculate

In peace and harmony

I wait for a time when I’ll come to find

Heartbeats deafening

Hearts rhythmically beating with love and togetherness

And not the sounds of detonations

Blaring into the sullen night