Peace?
Well some think it the opposite of war…
but peace is the absence of war…
the lull in hostilities
A time to explore possibilities…
A time to create life…
To refine ones senses, sensibilities, and abilities.
In this world of hate, anger, and strife…
Love.
Love is the true opposite of war…
for as war destroys life
Love creates it…
Love is never asking why…
Love wounds…it scars…it is fleeting…
It can send one tumbling head over heels…
It can leave one's senses reeling…
Empathy!
Now this…
This is an important idea to me!
For many lack it, and are blind to see…
The plight of others.
So, so, many lack humanity…
That i came to view it as a tragedy
Observing the greed and malice of others
Who cared not who they betrayed…
Why my adoptive siblings even abandoned
their own mother!
As mine did with me...
When i was only a baby...
But once the cavemen developed empathy
a truly beautiful thing happened you see
The one who stole the fire from the gods
Was not selfish &
shared his discovery with the rest...
& soon there were new developments...
From cooked food, to cave art,
& yes even entertainment!
We began to fashion instruments
life became a lark...
Music played hours into the night
long after it had become dark...
Humans began to care for each other
when one became hurt in the hunt
they would tend to their injured.
This led to farms, and towns, and villages
Big impressive cities all around…
Roads, and ships, and planes...
our explorations knew no bounds…
But now look at us…
Staring at screens scared to stand
too close with one another…
What a blunder.
Selfish, egocentric, and vain modern wonders...
Most can’t change a flat tire...
forget about setting a broken leg…
Why i imagine where this will lead
is nowhere good
but many will bleed
and cough and wheeze
and be made to bow on their knees
But not me.
i see things differently…
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