War and the men that contrive it, desecrate humanities name,

As they, with greed in their eye, and an insatiable desire for power,

Invoke death and destruction, in their insane quest for fame.

They bring forth desolation, as death permeates their callous minds,

For they seek their glory at the price of the innocent who must do the dying.

I hear tell from those that know, there are many vicious circles to hell below,

And me thinks that those of cruel and uncaring mind, that favor wars angry blow,

Will be tops on evils list, to take residence in that fiery well where warmongers go.

For they have no concern if cities burn, or that orphan children cry out in the night,

Some may say that I exaggerate my words in a pacifist attempt to explain my disdain.

However it is not meant to sound as such, but merely to pen my view of humanities pain.

For those who have seen what war can mean, they are the ones that truly understand.

For they have seen the destruction that can be wrought by a wicked kings blind decree,

It is they who have witnessed the stench of bodies that lie in decay; and they have felt fear in a distant land.

For they know far more than the King ever could, for they have seen the field run red,

They have seen the now silent ones that have mouths that no longer scream, they have even slept with the mounting dead.

Yeah, but someday, some will finally see, what it really means to have peace throughout the land.

No more killing, no more dying,

no more children crying, 

for there will be that coming day, 

when evil is sent away, 

and the kings of greed and the kings of fame, 

 will with fear now in their heart face

what waits for them beyond the grave.

~PEACE IS THE ANSWER~

J. Allen Wilson © 2004