Sunshine and flowers

 

We used to talk,

sunshine and flowers,

now it's warfare,

unfair,

bloodshed.

We weep for the dead.

Our tears won't make plants bloom,

or stop those otherworldly booms.

Won't bring peace

or cease the rain.

Won't somebody please

make a change

let those sunflowers grow again.

 

We used to talk,

stories and memories,

history, a lesson

not a blueprint to aim for.

We don't need another sequel

to the war to end all wars.

So can we pause.

Listen to the silence.

No air raid sirens,

no insane violence,

just the sound of birds,

starting to sing

in unison.

 

We used to talk.

It got things done,

but now,

the fighting has begun

words don't seem as useful as a loaded gun.

Remember that the only way to make peace,

is to stop and converse,

don't reverse the years into darker times.

Find common ground to build upon

This shared planet of ours

doesn't need the strain,

doesn't need more blood stained

marks on its cracked skin.

 

 

 

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