We bomb you
You bomb us
We bomb you again with more bombs
You try to catch up with us
It looks like a silly childish game
With expensive explosives
And dire consequences
Is this how mature people solve problems?
Is death and destruction what brings us peace?
I read the news
It’s been three years
What do they think a few more years will do
Besides adding to the carnage of war?
We are ‘grown up’ people
Playing a most dangerous and devastating game
The real game of war
July 11, 2025
The dust has settled
The missiles have been silenced
People are going back to work
But is there peace?
Peace is not the absence of war
Peace is serenity in people’s hearts
Peace is justice in the land
Peace is love for your fellow man
I pray for the day when won’t need spies
I pray for the day when negotiations will solve the problems that arise
I pray for the day of equality
When demonstrators won’t have to die in the streets
Peace is not the absence of war
Peace is love in our hearts
June 25, 2025
No internet?
No phone calls?
What is this?
1985?
When communication was at a turtle’s pace
When we wrote letters and waited
Waited for many days before we received an answer
And in between
Radio silence
Except for the occasional phone call
But now phones don’t work either
What are we supposed to do to communicate?
We live in the age of instant communication
Our lives are built around it
Deprivation is like tying one’s hands behind one’s back
This is unacceptable and unfair
Only fearful people would do that
Those who fear for their very existence
I hope these days will be over soon
And we’ll be in touch with each other as we used to be
June 20th, 2025
War in Iran
Death and destruction
Worry and consternation
No news from family
Friends in danger
These are dark days
And as much as I dislike this situation
I remain hopeful
That the sacrifices people are making
Will bear fruit
It’s hard to imagine now
But change happens suddenly
And without much notice
The Berlin Wall falls
The Soviet Union shatters
All in the blink of an eye
We pray for better days
For peace and prosperity
For justice and unity
There is a light at the end of the tunnel
No matter how dim
May these days of war
End as quickly as they started
June 22nd, 2025
War in Iran
I see a street in ruins
Buildings made to look like rubbles from bombing
Two firefighters are holding up an injured woman on either side
Her arm in their arms, helping her walk
What could justify such a scene?
What causes the leaders of a country
To attack civilians in a war?
Why do we still have wars anyway?
Why does one country need to conquer another one?
Why should one country be threatened by another one?
Why should the alliances not be international?
Why do we still have war?
June 7th, 2025
People are dying in Ukraine
And we worry about our retirement fund balance decreasing
Buildings and cities are being destroyed
And we plan our summer vacations
Refugees arrive from a ravaged land
And we buy our spring wardrobe
There is no electricity or water in some homes
And we complain about our cold springs
The pain of one should be the pain of all
We should not get numb to the images on our TV’s
There is a lot of misery in our world
The least we can do is be the cause of peace of harmony
April 18th, 2022
Death and destruction
Ashen faces
Bombed out buildings
Fear and consternation
Tanks and ammunition
Civilians and soldiers
Fighting, resisting
Dying and getting injured
And why?
To conquer a free country
To show one’s power
To extend one’s territory
The world has arisen against this atrocity
Countries have imposed sanctions
Are sending armaments
Condemn the violence
Watch in horror
As their fellow men suffer and die
The near future is dark
The sky is darkened by billowing smoke
The land is scorched
People are victims of aggression
But the world is united
Countries are doing what they can
To end this war
To let people live freely in their own country
To punish the aggressor
The distant future is bright
Those who want to start a war
Will know the world will be united against them
Wars won’t start so easily
We will be one step closer to peace
But in the meantime
Death and destruction
Ashen faces
Bombed out buildings
What we see
And people suffer
March 3rd, 2022
Lives lost
Games played
Risks taken
Show of force
Missiles fired
Human error
Devastation
Lives lost
Youthful lives taken away
Children’s lives stolen
Families mourn
A single red shoe
A reminder of the passengers onthe plane
The cockpit riddled with shrapnel pieces
Evidence of the missile fired
Countrymen on both sides of the Atlantic weep
They light candles
And talk about their friends and family
People who had plans for their lives
There is also anger
Anger at incompetence
A few decisions
Having taken these innocent lives
Anger that we still use war
To problem solve
We play with people’s lives
As if they are dispensable
Lives lost
Grief abounds
I don’t think time will heal these wounds
September 13th, 2020
The problems in our world have deep but simple roots
The problems, the wars, the conflicts, and the injustices
Are outward signs of a malady that we are afflicted with
And that malady is no other than the lack of recognition
Of the oneness of humanity
Not realizing that we are brothers and sisters all
That no one is better than anyone else, or more worthy
That there is no reason to see anyone as an enemy
That our prosperity is dependent on the prosperity of other nations
That co-operation is better than confrontation
Humanity is very fragmented now
Each part is looking out for its own interests
The fire of trials will eventually meld these factions together
January 5th, 2020
The pizza dough instruction said
Cook at 450 degrees
I suggested 425!
Albert asked why?
Why do you question 450?
Don’t you think they gave this some thought?
Don’t you think they know what
They are talking about?
Yes, but I think 425 will do the job!
Why? How does this make sense?
Why should I make sense, said I!
There are lots of things that don’t make sense
Why should this one?
It doesn’t make sense when close friends
Move far away
It doesn’t make sense that some people
Throw away food while others starve!
It doesn’t make sense that we try to
Solve our problems with war!
That we create safety by having more guns!
It doesn’t make sense that girls are not treated right
They can’t get the education they want
They are sold and bought!
I know this is heavy stuff
But these things don’t make sense either
Why should I?
Feb. 1st, 2015
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