They are preparing

for a war

in the name of

defending their faith.

They are preparing

to drop the bombs

in the name of

defending their shame.

Oh, what a paradox!

Oh, what a sin!

Don’t follow their path,

my friend!

Don’t take a sword

to defend your faith.

Use your words instead.

Use your compassion instead.

Remember, they have same flesh

and blood as you, my friend!

Remember, they are no different than you.

They live within you as you live within them.

Enough is enough;

stop this inhuman game of hate.

Let there be peace on Earth.

Let it proceed from you.

Let there be no place

 for the piece of hate

 in the puzzle of our life.

Peace, peace; let there be peace

all over the world.

Let there be peace

in every piece.

Let the peace bridge gaps

between religions and culture

and let the peace

open our doors to one another

for our better tomorrow.

Let the peace unite us all.

Let the peace be the

one and only religion of this world.

Peace…peace…peace…peace.

Copyright 2008 Bhuwan Thapaliya